Hong Kong economic indicators - November 2012

Nov 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong economic indicators

GDP
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Pct* 4.9^ 6.8^ -2.5^ 2.1^ 6.5^ 7.0 7.4^
HK$ bln# 1,865^ 1,778^ 1,665^ 1,707^ 1,671^ 1,570^ 1,467^

_________2012_______ ____________2011____________
Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
Pct q/q 0.6 -0.1 0.5^ 0.2^ 0.5^ -0.6^ 2.9
Pct y/y 1.3 1.2^ 0.7 2.8^ 4.3^ 5.1^ 7.8^
Updated 16 Nov 12
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, pct*
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Composite 5.3 2.4 0.5 4.3 2.0 2.0 1.1
CPI-A 5.6 2.7 0.4 3.6 1.3 1.7 1.2

_______________________2012________________________

Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May

Composite 3.8 3.8 3.7 1.6 3.7 4.3 4.7

CPI-A 4.3 4.3 4.1 -2.4 3.3 3.8 4.2

CPI-B 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.5 4.0 4.6 5.0

Updated 22 Nov 12
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RETAIL SALES, pct*
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Value 24.8 18.3 0.6 10.5 12.8 7.3 6.8
Volume 18.4 15.5 -0.8 5.0 10.1 5.8 5.9

________________________2012________________________
Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar
Value 9.4 4.6^ 3.9 11.0 8.7 11.4 17.1
Volume 8.5 3.2 1.4 8.5 5.7 7.6 13.2
Updated 1 Nov 12
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TRADE BALANCE
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
HK$ bln -427.3 -333.8 -223.3 -201.1 -180.5 -138.8 -79.3

_________________________2012________________________
Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr
HK$ bln -42.67 -45.15 -36.03 -40.13 -44.71 -35.57 -42.87
Updated 27 Nov 12
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UNEMPLOYMENT
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Pct rate 3.4 4.4 5.4 3.6 4.0 4.8 5.6

_________________________2012_________________________
AugOct JulSep JunAug MayJul AprJun MarMay FebApr
Pct rate 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3
Updated 19 Nov 12
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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 and Twinnie Siu in HONG KONG;
Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)