Hong Kong third-quarter GDP expands by 5.2% year-on-year

FILE PHOTO: A Peak Tram car ascends towards Victoria Peak with the Hong Kong skyline in the background in Hong Kong, China, August 13, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Peak Tram car ascends towards Victoria Peak with the Hong Kong skyline in the background in Hong Kong, China, August 13, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Peak Tram car ascends towards Victoria Peak with the Hong Kong skyline in the background in Hong Kong, China, August 13, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Reuters

HONG KONG, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s economy in the third quarter expanded by 5.2% from a year earlier, official advance estimates showed on Tuesday, the 15th consecutive quarter of growth.

It compared with a mean forecast of 3.6% year-on-year growth by 10 economists in a Reuters poll, 4.2% growth in the second quarter of 2026 and a 5.9% growth in the first quarter.

(Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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This story was originally published November 3, 2026 at 3:47 AM.

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