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Hong Kong economic indicators - November 2009
Nov 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong economic (0423.HK - news) indicators:
GDP
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pct* 2.4 6.4 7.0 7.1 8.5 3.0 1.8
HK$ bln# 1,654 1,615 1,519 1,291 1,190 1,156 1,135
________2009________ ____________2008____________
Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
Pct q/q 0.4 3.5^ -4.3 -1.9 -0.8 -1.0 1.0
Pct y/y -2.4 -3.6^ -7.8 -2.6 1.5 4.1 7.3
Updated 13 Nov 09
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, pct*
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Composite 4.3 2.0 2.0 1.1 -0.4 -2.6 -3.0
CPI (NYSE: CPY - news) -A 3.6 1.3 1.7 1.2 0.0 -2.1 -3.2
________________________2009________________________
Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr
Composite 2.2 0.5 -1.6 -1.5 -0.9 unch 0.6
CPI-A 5.2 0.8 -2.4 -2.2 -1.6 -0.5 -0.2
CPI-B 1.3 0.5 -1.5 -1.4 -0.7 0.2 0.9
Updated 20 Nov 09
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RETAIL SALES, pct*
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Value 10.5 12.8 7.3 6.8 10.8 -2.3 -4.1
Volume 5.0 10.1 5.8 5.9 9.1 -0.6 -2.6
________________________2009________________________
Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar
Value 2.4 -0.1^ -5.3 -4.7 -6.2 -4.3 -7.7
Volume 1.0 -0.9^ -5.2 -4.1 -6.4 -5.4 -9.2
Updated 2 Nov 09
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TRADE BALANCE
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
HK$ bln -201.1 -180.5 -138.8 -79.3 -92.0 -63.3 -58.9
_________________________2009________________________
Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar
HK$ bln -29.14 -21.85 -21.67 -16.48 -10.99 -16.36 -18.18
Updated 27 Oct 09
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UNEMPLOYMENT
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Pct rate 3.6 4.0 4.8 5.6 6.8 7.9 7.3
_________________________2009_________________________
AugOct JulSep JunAug MayJul AprJun MarMay FebApr
Pct rate 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3
Updated 17 Nov 09
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PRIME RATE
Effective from 14 Nov 08 10 Nov 08 20 Mar 08
Pct 5.00-5.25 5.00-5.50 5.25-5.50
Updated 14 Nov 08
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* Percent change on a year earlier.
# Current prices.
^ Revised.
~ Change of less than 0.05 percent.
(Reporting by Raymond Leung; Editing by Chris Lewis)
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