20+ hour, 18+ min ago  (279+ words) Overall consumer prices rose 1. 7% year on year in March, more than the 1. 5% average rate of increase in January and February, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. Netting out the effects of the Government's one-off relief measures, the underlying inflation rate…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (270+ words) Overall consumer prices rose 1. 7% year on year in February, a larger increase than the 1. 1% year-to-year rise recorded in January, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. Netting out the effects of the Government's one-off relief measures, the underlying inflation rate was…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (132+ words) The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 3. 9% in the three months from November 2025 to January 2026 to 3. 8% in the period from December 2025 to February 2026, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. The underemployment rate remained at 1. 7%. Total employment was 3, 663, 000, down 2, 900 from the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (474+ words) Financial Secretary Paul Chan took part in a radio phone-in programme this morning to answer questions from the public on the 2026-27 Budget. Questions from callers ranged across several issues, including tourism, digital assets and planning for the Northern Metropolis." The…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (199+ words) Overall consumer prices rose 1. 1% year-on-year in January, a smaller increase than the 1. 4% year-to-year rise recorded in December, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. Netting out the effects of the Government's one-off relief measures, the underlying inflation rate was 1% in January,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (564+ words) Financial Secretary Paul Chan revealed that in 2025-26, the Government's Operating Account will return to a surplus ahead of schedule and is expected to register a surplus throughout the period from 2026-27 to 2030-2031. Mr Chan observed that overall, the Government's public finances…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (589+ words) Announcing the 2026-27 Budget this morning, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said Hong Kong's economy grew 3. 5% over the past year, allowing the Government to reinforce support for people and enterprises, backed by stable and high-quality development at a national level. Introducing the…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (119+ words) The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 3. 8% in the three months from October to December to 3. 9% in the period from November to January, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. The underemployment rate remained at 1. 7%. Total employment was 3, 665, 900, down 1, 100 from the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (263+ words) The value of total retail sales for December 2025, provisionally estimated at $35 billion, was up 6. 6% compared with the same month in 2024, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. After netting out the effect of price changes over the same period, the provisional…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (149+ words) Overall consumer prices rose 1. 4% year on year in December, a bigger increase than the corresponding 1. 2% recorded in the previous month, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. Netting out the effects of the Government's one-off relief measures, the underlying inflation rate…...