Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department released today (May 2) the advance estimates on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 1Q25.According to the advance estimates, Hong Kong's GDP increased by 3.1% in real terms in 1Q25 over a year earlier, exceeding the market's expectation of a 2.1% increase, while the increase reached 2.5% in 4Q24.Analyzed by major GDP component, private consumption expenditure decreased by 1.2% in real terms in 1Q25 from a year earlier, compared with the decrease of 0.2% in 4Q24.