Hong Kong economic indicators - February 2013

Feb 22 (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*
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Composite 4.1 5.3 2.4 0.5 4.3 2.0 2.0

2013 ___________________2012____________________

Jan Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul

Composite 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 1.6
Underlying 3.1 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.7 4.2
Updated 22 Feb 13
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RETAIL SALES, pct*
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Value 9.8 24.8 18.3 0.6 10.5 12.8 7.3
Volume 7.2 18.4 15.5 -0.8 5.0 10.1 5.8

________________________2012________________________
Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun
Value 8.8 9.4^ 3.9 9.4 4.6 3.9 11.0
Volume 8.1 8.1 3.6 8.5 3.2 1.4 8.5
Updated 31 Jan 13
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TRADE BALANCE
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
HK$ bln -477.8 -427.3 -333.8 -223.3 -201.1 -180.5 -138.8

_________________________2012________________________
Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun
HK$ bln -47.95 -44.07 -42.67 -45.15 -36.03 -40.13 -44.71
Updated 24 Jan 13
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UNEMPLOYMENT
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Pct rate 3.3 3.4 4.4 5.4 3.6 4.0 4.8

2012/13 _____________________2012_____________________
NovJan OctDec SepNov AugOct JulSep JunAug MayJul
Pct rate 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2
Updated 21 Feb 13
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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)