2012: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2012, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2012 all-class prices: 227.6, a +25.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 181.1 | 227.6 | +25.7% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 186.5 | 242.8 | +30.2% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 172.9 | 216.0 | +24.9% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 191.6 | 223.8 | +16.8% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 208.8 | 240.0 | +14.9% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 243.8 | 268.4 | +10.1% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 135.8 | 151.1 | +11.3% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 139.9 | 158.7 | +13.4% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 133.6 | 150.3 | +12.5% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 128.9 | 139.7 | +8.4% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 135.4 | 143.5 | +6% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 145.3 | 150.7 | +3.7% | 12/12 |
Changes appear only when both December values exist. Provisional or low-transaction markers are retained with the values.
Monthly published records
| Month | All-class prices | Class A (under 40 m²) prices | Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | Class E (160 m² or above) prices | All-class rents | Class A (under 40 m²) rents | Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | Class E (160 m² or above) rents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | 179.8 | 185.6 | 171.9 | 187.4 | 200.8 | 244.7 | 133.2 | 138.2 | 130.3 | 125.8 | 131.6 | 145.8 |
| February 2012 | 183.8 | 191.3 | 174.9 | 190.5 | 205.7 | 244.6 | 133.4 | 138.6 | 130.6 | 124.6 | 134.2 | 145.3 |
| March 2012 | 192.2 | 201.4 | 182.6 | 197.0 | 211.4 | 251.5 | 134.3 | 140.4 | 131.3 | 124.6 | 133.3 | 146.5 |
| April 2012 | 198.5 | 207.9 | 189.1 | 201.5 | 218.8 | 256.6 | 137.3 | 144.1 | 134.0 | 128.5 | 134.1 | 147.2 |
| May 2012 | 203.2 | 213.5 | 192.9 | 207.6 | 224.9 | 261.3 | 139.4 | 147.2 | 135.6 | 130.5 | 135.6 | 147.5 |
| June 2012 | 205.1 | 215.4 | 194.6 | 209.8 | 230.4 | 262.4 | 142.4 | 150.4 | 139.8 | 131.0 | 136.8 | 148.0 |
| July 2012 | 206.1 | 217.4 | 195.0 | 208.8 | 231.8 | 264.9 | 144.8 | 152.3 | 143.3 | 132.8 | 137.4 | 147.9 |
| August 2012 | 210.8 | 223.1 | 199.6 | 212.7 | 232.4 | 265.7 | 146.4 | 154.0 | 145.1 | 134.2 | 140.2 | 147.9 |
| September 2012 | 217.8 | 232.0 | 206.1 | 216.2 | 235.5 | 269.3 | 147.5 | 155.3 | 146.1 | 135.3 | 141.5 | 149.2 few transactions |
| October 2012 | 223.7 | 239.3 | 211.3 | 221.4 | 239.8 | 270.5 | 149.6 | 157.3 | 148.6 | 137.8 | 142.7 | 149.8 few transactions |
| November 2012 | 225.9 | 241.1 | 213.9 | 223.7 | 240.0 | 271.0 | 151.3 | 159.2 | 150.5 | 139.1 | 143.7 | 150.8 |
| December 2012 | 227.6 | 242.8 | 216.0 | 223.8 | 240.0 | 268.4 | 151.1 | 158.7 | 150.3 | 139.7 | 143.5 | 150.7 |
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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.