Hong Kong - Pengeluaran Perindustrian

Manufacturing production in Hong Kong increased 0.3 percent over a year earlier in the second quarter of 2019, easing from a 1.4 percent rise in the previous period. It was the smallest gain in factory output since the third quarter of 2017, as production slowed for food, beverages & tobacco (1.8 percent from 2.0 percent in Q1); and miscellaneous manufacturing industries (0.3 percent from 2.3 percent). Also, output declined for metal, computer, electronic & optical products, machinery & equipment (-2.1 percent from 0.4 percent). Meanwhile, production of paper products, printing & reproduction of recorded media declined less (-1.5 percent from -3.3 percent) and textiles & wearing apparel output rebounded (1.3 percent from -0.1 percent).

Manufacturing production in Hong Kong rose by 1.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, following a downwardly revised 1.2 percent gain in the previous period. Miscellaneous manufacturing industries output went up further (2.3 percent vs 2.0 percent in Q4) while metal, computer, electronic & optical products, machinery & equipment production rebounded (0.4 percent vs -3.2 percent). Additionally, textiles & wearing apparel output dropped less (-0.1 percent vs -2.9 percent). On the other hand, production rose at a softer pace for sewerage, waste management & remediation activities (1.4 percent vs 5.0 percent) and for food, beverages and tobacco (2.0 percent vs 3.2 percent) while paper products, printing & reproduction of recorded media fell further (-3.3 percent vs -1.0 percent).

Manufacturing production in Hong Kong rose by 1.3 percent year-on-year in the last quarter of 2018, following a 1.2 percent gain in the previous period. Output went up further for miscellaneous goods & services (2.1 percent from 1.3 percent in Q3) and sewerage, waste management & remediation activities (4.8 percent from 3.2 percent). Also, production dropped less for textiles & wearing apparel (-2.9 percent from -3.4 percent) and paper products, printing & reproduction of recorded media (-0.8 percent from -2.3 percent). On the other hand, output growth slowed for food, beverages & tobacco (3.3 percent from 3.7 percent) and fell at a faster pace for metal, computer, electronic & optical products, machinery & equipment (-3.3 percent from -2.0 percent). Considering full 2018, manufacturing production increased 1.3 percent compared to a 0.4 percent rise in 2017.