Macroeconomic and Credit Indicators
 
Macroeconomic Indicators
Real GDP (YOY%)
CPI Inflation (YOY%)
Retail Sales (YOY%)
FX Rate (HKD/USD) - End Period
Base Money (M1) (YOY%)
Broad Money (M2) (YOY%)
Balance of Payments (USD billion)
Current Account (CA)
CA (%GDP)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Net
International Reserves (Excluding Gold)
Govt Credit Indicators
Policy Rate (%)
10-year Govt Bond Rate (%)
Fiscal Balance (% GDP)
Total LCY Bonds (USD billion)
   Government
      Exchange Fund Bills
      Exchange Fund Notes
      SAR Bonds
   Corporate
200820093Q09Oct-09Nov-09Dec-094Q09Jan-10
        
2.40-2.70-2.20–––2.60–
4.320.52–2.200.501.30–1.00
10.820.56–9.8011.9016.00––
7.757.75–7.757.757.75–7.76
3.2331.28–50.6049.6036.70––
0.649.15–14.6014.4010.70––
        
30.73–3.55–––––
14.20–6.53–––––
23.90–-22.10–––––
182.48255.74–240.01256.18255.74––
        
3.130.50–0.500.500.50–0.50
1.192.58–2.262.082.58–2.82
0.09–––––––
92.46–––––––
20.3468.88–56.3360.8669.03––
11.7159.89–47.2851.8459.89––
8.638.99–8.988.908.99––
0.000.000.000.070.110.150.000.00
72.12–––––––
Note on the Data:

– = data not available

Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bloomberg LP, International Financial Statistics. Source for GDP growth forecast in 2009: Annual Budget Speech; Fiscal Balance: Asia Development Outlook 2009