Hong Kong's real gross domestic product rose 4.3% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, according to preliminary chain volume figures by economic activity released by the Census and Statistics Department on September 18, 2026. That compared with a 5.9% increase in the first quarter.

Value added across all services activities taken together grew 5.1% in real terms, against 6.0% in the first quarter. The import and export, wholesale and retail trades sector rose 12.8%, compared with 14.5% previously. Financing and insurance grew 7.4%, information and communications 2.9%, transportation, storage, postal and courier services 1.1%, and real estate, professional and business services 2.4%. Public administration, social and personal services rose 0.9%. Accommodation and food services fell 0.1%, after a 0.5% rise in the first quarter.

Outside services, local manufacturing value added rose 2.3% and the electricity, gas and water supply, and waste management sector 2.5%. Construction fell 17.0%, after an 8.4% increase in the first quarter. The department said the figures are preliminary and will be revised as more data become available.