Hong Kong’s August Retail Sales by Volume
By Michael J. Munoz -
2011-10-03T08:34:23Z
Following is the detailed table for Hong Kong’s retail sales by volume in August released by the Hong Kong Government Information Center.
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Aug. July June May April March
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
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-------------------- YoY% ---------------------
Retail Sales 20.7% 22.4% 22.2% 21.1% 22.1% 20.2%
Food, Alcohol & Tobacco 0.2% -5.9% -10.4% -8.1% -8.1% -0.3%
Meat -9.5% -11.3% -15.2% -13.9% -14.0% -8.8%
Vegetables & Fruits -6.6% -1.8% -2.5% -4.2% -4.0% -3.3%
Bread & Snacks 26.5% 3.4% 0.4% -0.3% 2.4% 3.4%
Other -13.7% -10.6% -19.2% -8.9% -9.0% -5.5%
Alcohol & Tobacco 12.3% -2.6% -5.4% -7.0% -9.6% 11.6%
Supermarkets 5.0% 4.8% 3.5% 2.8% 3.8% 6.4%
(incl. department stores) 5.5% 4.9% 2.9% 3.1% 3.6% 7.5%
Fuels 2.6% -0.9% 3.8% 1.3% 1.2% 2.2%
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Aug. July June May April March
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
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-------------------- YoY% ---------------------
Clothing & Footwear 22.4% 23.9% 19.9% 20.4% 35.2% 22.7%
Wearing Apparel 23.6% 24.7% 19.2% 19.2% 34.1% 23.4%
Footwear 16.4% 18.3% 24.2% 28.8% 42.2% 18.9%
Consumer Durable Goods 37.9% 40.9% 43.9% 41.1% 30.4% 25.2%
Motor Vehicles 14.0% -4.9% -5.7% -4.0% 3.6% 32.3%
Electronics 53.7% 73.4% 79.9% 62.8% 28.3% 17.0%
Furniture & Fixtures -1.8% 15.3% 11.3% -1.0% 9.4% 17.7%
Other 69.3% 84.5% 74.5% 147.0% 151.2% 85.9%
Department stores 17.3% 19.2% 15.9% 14.5% 20.4% 14.3%
Jewelry, Watches & Clocks 33.6% 36.5% 45.7% 46.2% 40.8% 42.8%
Other Consumer Goods 15.2% 19.9% 17.1% 14.7% 19.7% 19.1%
Books, Newspapers & Stationery 0.6% 10.2% 2.6% 3.5% 2.3% -1.5%
Chinese Drugs & Herbs 8.4% 6.3% 5.7% 3.8% 7.4% 20.5%
Optical Goods 15.1% 19.0% 20.6% 15.1% 16.1% 2.6%
Medicines & Cosmetics 15.7% 22.3% 14.5% 12.9% 22.8% 25.9%
Other 22.2% 22.8% 24.8% 21.4% 23.8% 18.8%
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Aug. July June May April March
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
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-------------------- Index --------------------
Retail Sales 124.8 129.3 114.3 120.2 159.9 159.3
Food, Alcohol & Tobacco 96.0 84.5 79.9 89.4 102.3 105.9
Meat 79.4 72.8 75.0 83.1 97.1 101.3
Vegetables & Fruits 105.4 107.4 118.6 107.5 79.0 72.4
Bread & Snacks 116.5 88.8 83.7 89.1 95.7 101.1
Other 88.5 81.2 67.9 91.8 161.6 160.2
Alcohol & Tobacco 109.2 97.1 88.0 89.9 99.0 106.1
Supermarkets 110.7 110.3 103.3 104.3 107.6 111.0
(incl. department stores) 110.1 109.5 102.0 104.4 108.3 113.0
Fuels 106.8 103.7 104.2 105.9 123.2 125.7
Clothing & Footwear 120.1 140.2 97.9 116.0 156.9 155.8
Wearing Apparel 118.2 142.5 96.2 117.3 157.6 156.8
Footwear 131.6 125.7 108.9 108.0 153.1 149.8
Consumer Durable Goods 155.7 155.2 136.2 135.2 233.1 239.1
Motor Vehicles 114.7 124.6 97.7 98.9 171.3 223.9
Electronics 171.1 173.2 157.4 150.5 271.5 282.5
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Aug. July June May April March
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
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-------------------- Index --------------------
Furniture & Fixtures 111.9 122.6 106.4 93.9 139.4 138.6
Other 270.3 202.6 185.1 231.8 336.8 219.0
Department stores 114.5 117.2 101.4 122.3 141.0 142.1
Jewelry, Watches & Clocks 144.8 147.9 139.9 144.7 185.2 188.3
Other Consumer Goods 115.2 128.0 116.3 114.2 165.1 150.5
Books, Newspapers & Stationery 135.0 128.6 100.7 95.6 112.1 88.9
Chinese Drugs & Herbs 113.5 104.8 100.5 103.5 122.8 132.5
Optical Goods 122.9 133.8 119.7 128.6 148.5 122.0
Medicines & Cosmetics 113.6 126.4 109.3 113.3 180.7 173.8
Other 110.9 133.2 130.2 121.0 179.4 157.2
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Note 1: From May 2011, base monthly average of Oct. 2009 - Sep. 2010 = 100.
Note 2: Before May 2011, base monthly average of Oct. 2004 - Sep. 2005 = 100.
Note 3: Figures are not seasonally adjusted.
Note 4: Figures for the latest month are subject to revision.
Source: Hong Kong Government Information Center
To contact the reporter on this story: Michael J. Munoz in Hong Kong at mjmunoz@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Marco Babic at mbabic@bloomberg.net
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