Other Housing Statistics

- Stock, completions and Vacancy of Private

  Non-domestic Premises by Type

Stock, completions and Vacancy of Private Non-domestic Premises by Type
Thousand sq. m.
Type 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Commercial premises                    
   Stock as at beginning of year  4300 4514 4782 5102 5341 5579 5817 6791 6791 6978
   Completions during the year  272 315 368 270 255 249 174 284 238 197
   Amount vacant as at end of year 333 423 545 541 550 524 466 368 381 395
Offices                    
   Stock as at beginning of year  2186 2434 2736 3260 3851 4068 4376 4420 4420 4657
   Completions during the year  297 319 546 591 219 308 46 247 247 269
   Amount vacant as at end of year 203 302 573 793 561 484 266 241 124 261
Flatted factories                    
   Stock as at beginning of year  8703 9607 10656 11651 12248 12673 13121 14461 14461 15506
   Completions during the year  977 1122 1041 621 429 456 610 541 1105 864
   Amount vacant as at end of year 476 795 1219 1089 657 716 516 247 704 833
Specialized factories                    
   Stock as at beginning of year  2033 2100 2162 2246 2282 2353 2349 2475 2475 2584
   Completions during the year  98 110 209 86 82 75 117 117 142 197
   Amount vacant as at end of year - - - - - - - - - -
Storage                    
   Stock as at beginning of year  1325 1342 1409 1568 1613 1809 1910 1890 1890 2088
   Completions during the year  43 167 176 65 212 109 110 60 275 61
   Amount vacant as at end of year 25 45 113 82 89 62 52 4 53 58
Industrial/Office                    
   Stock as at beginning of year  N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
   Completions during the year  N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
   Amount vacant as at end of year N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.

Note:* The stock figures are based on rating records, adjusted to reflect completions and demolitions.
            They have been updated in the course of preparing for the 1988-89 rating revaluation.
       From 1987, figures include storage facilities at container terminals.
        
Source: Rating and Valuation Department

 8/24/98
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