{"id":33009,"date":"2025-09-01T14:20:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=33009"},"modified":"2025-09-01T14:38:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:38:41","slug":"hk-econ-2h2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/hk-econ-2h2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Half-Yearly Economic Report 2025: A Growth Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33009\" class=\"elementor elementor-33009\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5525588 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5525588\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a53728\" data-id=\"9a53728\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15cd52b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15cd52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Hong Kong Government gave an account of the economic performance in the second quarter of 2025 and the latest GDP and price forecasts for 2025 in mid August. This article serves as an easy reference that summarizes the key findings for global buyers and suppliers who trade with the city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4b93d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4b93d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd5b2c2\" data-id=\"fd5b2c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71d5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a71d5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overall Economy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b3b8c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b3b8c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14ee1b0\" data-id=\"14ee1b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ad7a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ad7a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Hong Kong\u2019s economy <strong>expanded solidly in Q2 2025<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Real GDP<\/strong> grew <strong>3.1% year-on-year<\/strong>, slightly higher than Q1\u2019s 3.0%.<\/li><li>On a quarter-to-quarter basis (seasonally adjusted), GDP rose <strong>0.4%<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Full-year 2025 GDP forecast: 2\u20133%<\/strong>, unchanged from previous estimates.<\/li><li><strong>Inflation forecast<\/strong>: underlying at <strong>1.5%<\/strong>, headline at <strong>1.8%<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51a1feb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51a1feb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5629962\" data-id=\"5629962\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8be850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8be850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">External Trade<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f950548 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f950548\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75e3443\" data-id=\"75e3443\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9cc82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d9cc82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Exports in July 2025<\/strong> rose <strong>14.3% year-on-year<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Strong growth in exports to the <strong>Chinese Mainland and Asian markets<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Exports to the <strong>US and EU<\/strong> still declining.<\/li><li>Risks: <strong>US tariff rates remain elevated and uncertain<\/strong>, potentially affecting trade.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47384d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47384d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f57803\" data-id=\"1f57803\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1386219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1386219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Price Inflation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b371176 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b371176\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eae55d\" data-id=\"4eae55d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b903636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b903636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Inflation remains stable<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Composite CPI rose <strong>1.0% in July<\/strong>, same as June.<\/li><li>Price pressures largely contained.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52ee3a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52ee3a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76d9ea5\" data-id=\"76d9ea5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691b45e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"691b45e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Labour Market<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1f44ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1f44ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ecfbd1\" data-id=\"9ecfbd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6201873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6201873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Unemployment rate rose slightly<\/strong>, but <strong>employment also increased<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Rise in unemployed partly due to <strong>influx of<\/strong> <strong>fresh graduates and school leavers<\/strong> entering the market.<\/li><li><strong>Job creation expected to continue<\/strong>, supported by economic growth and government measures.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d35b17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d35b17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f770a0\" data-id=\"0f770a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74dd425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74dd425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Retail and Consumption<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d8a762 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d8a762\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9fc98c\" data-id=\"d9fc98c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec80b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eec80b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Retail sales up 0.7% in June 2025<\/strong> year-on-year.<\/li><li>Signs of <strong>stabilisation<\/strong> in the retail sector.<\/li><li>Supported by higher employment earnings, strong stock market, tourism promotion, and mega events.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cded41e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cded41e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef88c0\" data-id=\"1ef88c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea2f98 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ea2f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ee268a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ee268a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da6cb11\" data-id=\"da6cb11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a3f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43a3f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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How is Hong Kong\u2019s economy performing in 2025?<\/h3><p>Hong Kong\u2019s economy expanded steadily in Q2 2025, with real GDP growing <strong>3.1% year-on-year<\/strong>. Growth is supported by strong exports and improved domestic demand.<\/p><h3>2. What is the GDP forecast for 2025?<\/h3><p>The Government forecasts <strong>2\u20133% real GDP growth<\/strong> for 2025, unchanged from earlier projections. This outlook reflects stable expansion amid global economic challenges.<\/p><h3>3. How are exports doing in 2025?<\/h3><p>Hong Kong\u2019s exports <strong>increased by 14.3% in July 2025<\/strong> compared to a year ago. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW199355251 BCX0\">Growth came <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\">mainly from<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\"> the <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW199355251 BCX0\">Mainland<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\"> China and other Asian markets<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\">, while exports to the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\">US and EU<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199355251 BCX0\"> continued to decline due to persistent tariff uncertainties.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3d98dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3d98dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f10d39\" data-id=\"5f10d39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4193b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e4193b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hong Kong Government gave an account of the economic performance in the second quarter of 2025 and the latest GDP and price forecasts for &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":33010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-markets"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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