2019: Residential price and rental indices
The Rating and Valuation Department's monthly residential price and rental indices for 2019, with charts, monthly records and year-end comparisons.
Reading this year
December 2019 all-class prices: 379.2, a +5.5% 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 2018 | December 2019 | December year-on-year change | Months available in year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-class prices | 359.4 | 379.2 | +5.5% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) prices | 397.8 | 420.3 | +5.7% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) prices | 340.7 | 362.3 | +6.3% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) prices | 319.5 | 329.6 | +3.2% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) prices | 309.4 | 319.9 | +3.4% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) prices | 309.2 few transactions | 293.3 few transactions | -5.1% | 12/12 |
| All-class rents | 193.3 | 189.7 | -1.9% | 12/12 |
| Class A (under 40 m²) rents | 214.6 | 208.6 | -2.8% | 12/12 |
| Class B (40 to 69.9 m²) rents | 192.2 | 189.7 | -1.3% | 12/12 |
| Class C (70 to 99.9 m²) rents | 166.7 | 164.3 | -1.4% | 12/12 |
| Class D (100 to 159.9 m²) rents | 159.9 | 152.9 | -4.4% | 12/12 |
| Class E (160 m² or above) rents | 148.5 | 142.8 | -3.8% | 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 2019 | 361.0 | 399.8 | 342.2 | 320.0 | 312.7 | 313.2 | 192.5 | 214.2 | 190.7 | 166.5 | 160.0 | 149.3 |
| February 2019 | 367.0 | 407.8 | 346.7 | 326.0 | 317.2 | 314.4 few transactions | 191.9 | 212.3 | 190.6 | 166.5 | 160.1 | 149.8 |
| March 2019 | 378.7 | 421.5 | 358.3 | 335.4 | 324.4 | 317.0 | 192.9 | 213.4 | 191.8 | 166.6 | 160.3 | 150.4 |
| April 2019 | 392.3 | 437.5 | 371.4 | 346.1 | 336.7 | 318.8 | 194.1 | 213.7 | 193.6 | 167.1 | 161.1 | 151.6 |
| May 2019 | 396.9 | 439.7 | 377.9 | 351.8 | 341.5 | 322.5 | 195.2 | 215.7 | 194.2 | 168.3 | 160.9 | 148.9 |
| June 2019 | 393.7 | 436.1 | 375.9 | 344.1 | 337.5 | 318.2 | 196.5 | 217.9 | 195.9 | 167.5 | 160.4 | 146.6 |
| July 2019 | 393.5 | 435.3 | 375.8 | 345.0 | 338.2 | 319.6 | 198.3 | 221.5 | 196.8 | 167.7 | 160.5 | 149.1 |
| August 2019 | 388.2 | 432.3 | 368.2 | 342.2 | 336.4 | 311.1 few transactions | 200.1 | 222.4 | 198.9 | 170.2 | 162.0 | 152.7 |
| September 2019 | 381.4 | 426.5 | 359.9 | 335.6 | 331.4 | 301.1 few transactions | 197.4 | 219.0 | 196.2 | 168.9 | 159.7 | 148.4 |
| October 2019 | 378.2 | 421.2 | 358.5 | 331.3 | 328.2 | 294.3 few transactions | 193.4 | 214.6 | 191.6 | 166.6 | 159.6 | 146.5 |
| November 2019 | 385.3 | 429.7 | 366.0 | 332.6 | 330.0 | 296.6 few transactions | 190.8 | 210.8 | 190.1 | 164.4 | 155.5 | 143.8 |
| December 2019 | 379.2 | 420.3 | 362.3 | 329.6 | 319.9 | 293.3 few transactions | 189.7 | 208.6 | 189.7 | 164.3 | 152.9 | 142.8 |
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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.