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Transport, storage sector totals $755.6b of receipts in 2024

The segment contributed $197.3b in the city’s GDP.
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Jobless rate falls to 3.8% as labour force shrinks

Total employment stood at 3,672,700 or up 1,800 from the previous months.

Double-digit growth for export and import volumes in September

Export and import prices increased by 2.4% and 2% YoY, respectively.

Restaurant receipts value slips 0.3% in Q3

Chinese restaurants saw the sharpest drop, with receipts down 3.5%.

What drove Hong Kong's economy to rise by 3.8% in Q3 2025?

Exports of goods also expanded, fuelled by electronics-related products.

HK inflation eases to 1% in July

Declines were seen in clothing and footwear, durable goods, and basic food.

Employment slips in March

Total employment dropped by 14,500 persons from the previous year.

Exports and imports rise double digits in April

Vietnam led export and import volume growth.

Retail sales drop 2.3% YoY in April

It was provisionally estimated at $28.9b.

Unemployment rate up 3.4% in Feb-Apr 2025

Total employment decreased by around 15,600.

Economy grows 3.1% in Q1 amidst robust trade

However, the outlook is dampened by trade policy uncertainty.

Unemployment rate stays at 3.2% in Q1 2025

This figure has remained unchanged since December 2024.

Employment down 0.3% in Dec 2024

Over 2.71 million people were employed across key industries in Hong Kong.

GDP expands by 2.5% in 2024

Value added in all service activities taken together increased by 2.2% in 2024.

Unemployment rate rises to 3.2%

Labour force and total employment declined.