Releases / Hong Kong
Hong Kong retail sales (value, value and volume indices, by type of retail outlet; online sales; seasonally adjusted indices) release schedule and API
Census and Statistics Department (C&SD), HKSAR Government. Source: Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR Government (www.censtatd.gov.hk). Licence: CSD-HK-IPR-notice.
Next releases
| Release | UTC | Agency local time |
|---|---|---|
| Retail sales | 16:30 local (UTC+08:00) | |
| Retail sales | 16:30 local (UTC+08:00) | |
| Retail sales | 16:30 local (UTC+08:00) | |
| Retail sales | 16:30 local (UTC+08:00) | |
| Retail sales | 16:30 local (UTC+08:00) | |
| Retail sales | 16:30 local (UTC+08:00) |
From the agency's own calendar, as of 2026-11-13. Reschedules and cancellations are in the API.
How fast it reaches the API
| Release | Measured | Median | Fastest | Slowest | Missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| retail | 1 | 92 s | 92 s | 92 s | 0 |
Time from the agency publishing to the data being on our feed, for releases caught live in the last 30 days. Every release counts, including slow ones and misses.
Get it by API
Series ids: HK.RETAIL.VALUE.NSA, HK.RETAIL.VOLUME.NSA.
# pip install econfeed-client
from econfeed_client import Client
ef = Client() # ECONFEED_API_KEY from the environment
for e in ef.calendar(days=90, source="hk_censtatd_retail"):
print(e.scheduled_at, e.release_name, e.reference_period)
# add as_of= for what was known then
page = ef.observations("HK.RETAIL.VALUE.NSA", start="2024-01")
# pushed seconds after release
for ev in ef.stream(sources=["hk_censtatd_retail"]):
print(ev.type, ev.data.release_id)REST: GET /v1/calendar?source=hk_censtatd_retail, GET /v1/series/HK.RETAIL.VALUE.NSA/observations. Webhooks: filter on source hk_censtatd_retail.