The annual inflation rate in Hong Kong was unchanged at 1.7% in March 2023, remaining at its lowest level since May 2022 and slightly less than market expectations of 1.8%. Prices rose at a slower. The Hong Kong economy improved visibly in the first quarter of 2023, led by the strong recovery of inbound tourism and domestic demand. According to the advance estimates, real GDP grew by 2.7% in the first quarter of 2023 over a year earlier, ending four consecutive quarters of declines. 
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A Government spokesman said that the underlying consumer price inflation rate edged down to 1.2% in January 2022. While price pressures on many major CPI components were broadly in check, the year-on-year price increases of energy-related items and certain components such as transport and clothing and footwear remained more visible. June 2022: Fed raises rates by most since 1994. Hopes that inflation might have peaked are dashed when a government report for May shows that prices rose by 8.6 percent — another new 40-year.
In March 2023, consumer prices in Hong Kong increased by approximately 1.7 percent compared to the same month of the previous year. The high figure in September 2022 was mainly related to a low. Hong Kong Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) Inflation declines to lowest level since May 2022 in March Inflation ticked down to 1.6% in March, which followed February's 1.7%. March's reading marked the lowest inflation rate since May 2022. 
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In 2022, the average annual inflation rate in Hong Kong ranged at around 1.9 percent compared to the previous year. Projections by the IMF published in October 2022 expect the inflation. Hong Kong Inflation Rate at 4-Month High The annual inflation rate in Hong Kong rose to 2.4% in January 2023, accelerating from 2% in the previous month. It was the highest increase in consumer prices since September, as costs rose faster for food (5% vs 3.8% in December) and electricity & utilities (20.6% vs 14.7%).
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Inflation Rate in Hong Kong is expected to be 2.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Hong Kong Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 2.20 percent in 2024 and 2.10 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models. FORECAST My forecast Consumer Price Index in Hong Kong remained unchanged at 105 index points in March 2023. The maximum level was 102 index points and minimum was 19.4 index points. Data published Monthly by Census and Statistics Department. Historical Data (index points) by years Data Period Date Historical Chart by chief executives (index points) Carrie Lam
"For 2022 as a whole, the underlying inflation rate was 1.9 percent higher than that in the preceding year," it also said. A government spokesman said that the underlying consumer price inflation rate remained moderate in December 2022, though showing some increase from the preceding month mainly due to a surge in fresh vegetable prices. Annual inflation increased to 8.3% in August 2022, in part due to rising grocery prices. In September the Fed increased the interest for a fifth time in the year reaching a 14 year high. In November 2022, the year-over-year inflation rate was 7.1%, the lowest it has been since December 2021 but still much higher than average. 
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In 2022, consumer prices for clothing and footwear in Hong Kong grew by 5.2 percent, indicating the highest inflation rate of all consumer products in the city. That year, the annual average. According to the Composite CPI, overall consumer prices rose by 4.4% in September 2022 over the same month a year earlier, larger than the corresponding increase (1.9%) in August 2022. The larger increase in September 2022 was mainly due to the low base of comparison resulted from the waiver of public housing rentals by Hong Kong Housing.
