Business confidence in Hong Kong edged up to -4 in the third quarter of 2026 from -5 in the previous quarter.
The share of respondents expecting a better business condition declined to 10% from 11% in Q2 2026, while those anticipating worse conditions eased slightly to 14% from 16%.
Confidence strengthened in manufacturing (5 vs 0 in Q2) and sentiment also improved, though remained negative, in accommodation and food services (-9 vs -35), construction (-6 vs -21), and transportation, storage and courier services (-15 vs -24), information and communications (-7 vs -16), and retail (-2 vs -3).
Confidence in import/export trade and wholesale was unchanged at -9.
However, optimism eased in financing and insurance (10 vs 12), while sentiment deteriorated sharply in real estate (-11 vs 9) and professional and business services (-10 vs 2).