2012: Offices, retail and flatted factories
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly price and rental indices for offices, retail and flatted factories for 2012, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2012 retail prices: 485.2, a +40.6% change from the previous December.
This report shows indices, not property prices or monthly rent amounts. Relative movements can be compared between categories; an index is not a flat's sale price.
Price index trend
Where available, the previous December is shown as a starting reference. Missing values are not treated as zero or estimated.
Rental index trend
Where available, the previous December is shown as a starting reference. Missing values are not treated as zero or estimated.
Year-end values and coverage
| Series | December 2011 | December 2012 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office prices | 305.2 | 380.9 | +24.8% | 12/12 |
| Retail prices | 345.1 | 485.2 | +40.6% | 12/12 |
| Flatted factory prices | 406.4 | 592.8 | +45.9% | 12/12 |
| Office rents | 179.8 | 193.6 | +7.7% | 12/12 |
| Retail rents | 140.6 | 158.3 | +12.6% | 12/12 |
| Flatted factory rents | 122.6 | 138.4 | +12.9% | 12/12 |
Changes appear only when both December values exist. Provisional or low-transaction markers are retained with the values.
Monthly published records
| Month | Office prices | Retail prices | Flatted factory prices | Office rents | Retail rents | Flatted factory rents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | 299.4 | 351.8 | 410.8 | 181.2 | 141.0 | 123.8 |
| February 2012 | 299.1 | 362.2 | 414.8 | 183.8 | 143.7 | 124.5 |
| March 2012 | 307.9 | 375.6 | 430.6 | 182.7 | 145.1 | 127.1 |
| April 2012 | 317.3 | 387.7 | 445.7 | 185.5 | 147.7 | 130.1 |
| May 2012 | 323.8 | 401.8 | 461.2 | 186.5 | 151.1 | 132.0 |
| June 2012 | 327.4 | 416.9 | 477.3 | 187.6 | 151.0 | 132.3 |
| July 2012 | 334.9 | 432.1 | 491.6 | 190.1 | 152.7 | 133.3 |
| August 2012 | 341.3 | 435.0 | 509.0 | 190.2 | 154.4 | 134.2 |
| September 2012 | 349.8 | 450.8 | 527.0 | 192.1 | 156.0 | 134.1 |
| October 2012 | 362.7 | 467.5 | 547.6 | 193.0 | 156.9 | 135.7 |
| November 2012 | 371.5 | 479.6 | 569.7 | 193.0 | 158.0 | 137.1 |
| December 2012 | 380.9 | 485.2 | 592.8 | 193.6 | 158.3 | 138.4 |
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Source: Rating and Valuation Department Property Market Statistics, obtained through DATA.GOV.HK. The Government owns the intellectual property rights in the data; this page is not endorsed by the Government.