The December issue of the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics is now on sale, with the latest information on Hong Kong's economic growth, labour market, inflation and many other social and economic subjects.

It contains three notable feature articles:

* "Investment Expenditure on Computer Software in Hong Kong"

* "Information Technology Usage and Penetration in the Household and Business Sectors"

* "Trends of Incidence and Mortality of Female Breast Cancer in Hong Kong, 1983 - 2000".

For more information about the digest��s contents, call the Census & Statistics Department on 2582 4738.

The issue is available from Government Publications Centre, Ground Floor, Low Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, phone 2537 1910, or from the Publications Unit of the Census & Statistics Department, 19th Floor, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, phone 2582 3025.

Internet users may purchase the publications online at the Statistical Bookstore, Hong Kong. To order, click here.