| Economic growth |
| Hong Kong’s fourth-quarter GDP growth is likely to flatline and full-year growth is expected to fall between 1.6 percent and 2.1 percent, compared with the pre-protest projections s of 2.6 percent, according to DBS Bank research. |
| Stock market |
The Hang Seng Index (HSI) remained above 23,600 during the week before Occupy Central began, but fell to 22,932.98 on September 30, just two days after protesters hit the streets. Based on the stock market and HSI performance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology professor Francis T. Lui estimated that Occupy Central may have caused HK$350 billion ($45 billion) in losses on the Hong Kong stock market alone, according to his column in Hong Kong-based newspaper Sky Post published on October 3. |
| Retail |
| From October 1 to 5, most of Hong Kong's retailers saw a double-digit year-on-year sales drop, ranging from 15 percent to 50 percent led by the jewelry, fashion and restaurant sectors, according to a statement released by Hong Kong Retailing Management Association (HKRMA) on October 6. |
| Tourism |
| Official data showed that from October 1 to 7, the mainland's weeklong National Day holidays, the number of tourists from the mainland to Hong Kong saw a growth of only 6.8 percent year-on-year, compared to the 14.5 growth rate for the holidays in 2013. |