Economic calendar guides

Hong Kong: economic releases explained

17 releases. Figures are published mainly by the Census and Statistics Department; monetary policy is set by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority through the base rate, and the releases move the HKD. The Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the US dollar, so the base rate follows the Fed.

Hong Kong in the economic calendar →

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Interest rate decision

GDP growth (quarterly)

Unemployment rate

GDP growth (annual)

Retail sales

Purchasing managers' index (PMI)

Business confidence

Monthly inflation

Balance of trade

Industrial production

Current account and capital flows

Foreign exchange reserves