Capital
and financial non-reserve assets(net change)
20,459
-60,829
-169,720
-171,497
-159,155
-171,752
-163,199
-144,749
32,707
384,338
Reserve
assets(net change)
-78,321
-36,530
18,541
-7,589
-25,486
-10,679
-46,735
-114,498
-263,869
-549,262
Fiscal
year
Budget
million
US$^
-
Revenue#
28,854
22,508
22,755
26,582
33,794
31,671
-
Outlay
29,858
30,627
30,664
31,726
31,056
29,881
-
Balance
-1,004
-8,119
-7,909
-5,144
2,738
1,790
-
Balance/GDP**
%
-0.60
-4.88
-4.83
-3.25
1.65
1.01
Money
Supply
billion
HK$
-
M1
244
258
296
413
of
which in
HK$
204
230
259
354
*
Four
series of Consumer Price Indices(CPIs) are compiled
to reflect the impact of consumer price changes
on households in different expenditure ranges.
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The
CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) are compiled based on
the expenditure patterns of households in the relatively
low, medium and relatively high expenditure ranges.
By aggregating the expenditure patterns of all households
covered by the above three indices, a Composite
CPI is also compiled to reflect the impact of consumer
price changes on the household sector as a whole.
The year-on-year rate of change in this index is
generally taken to reflect overall consumer price
inflation.
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The
CPI(A), CPI(B) and CPI(C) respectively cover
some
50%, 30% and 10% of households in Hong Kong. The
monthly household expenditures (in HK$) of these
groups in the base period (i.e. October 1999
- September
2000) were $4,500-$18,499, $18,500-$32,499 and
$32,500-$65,999 respectively. After taking into
account the impact
of price changes since the base period, the monthly
household expenditure ranges of the CPI(A), CPI(B),
and CPI(C) adjusted to the price level of 2001
are
broadly equivalent to $4,400-$18,100, $18,000-$31,800
and $31,800-$64,600 respectively.
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The
CPIs from October 1999 onwards are compiled based
on expenditure weights obtained from the 1999/2000
Household Expenditure Survey. The CPIs for earlier
periods are compiled based on old weights and have
been re-scaled to the new base period for linking
with the new index series.
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As
from the reference month of October 2000 onwards,
the year-on-year rates of change are derived from
the 1999/2000-based CPIs. For the earlier periods,
the year-on-year rates of change are derived from
the 1994/95-based CPIs.
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**
Refer
to calendar year.
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#
Including
net proceeds from issuance of bonds and notes in
2004-05.
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^
US
dollar was converted at a fixed rate of HK$7.8 =
US$1.
