{
  "query": {
    "country": "HK"
  },
  "status": "ok",
  "price": {
    "currency": "HKD",
    "unit": "per room per night",
    "value": 1205,
    "measure": "average",
    "median": null,
    "typical_low": null,
    "typical_high": null,
    "min": null,
    "max": null
  },
  "sample_size": null,
  "period": {
    "from": "2026-07-01",
    "to": "2026-07-31"
  },
  "confidence": "high",
  "price_type": "official_statistic",
  "statistic": {
    "measure": "average",
    "reference_period": "2026-07",
    "note": "The average achieved hotel room rate in Hong Kong for July 2026: a citywide monthly average published by the Bureau, not a quote for a date."
  },
  "as_of": "2026-10-21T08:32:50.751Z",
  "source": {
    "id": "hk-tourism-hotels",
    "name": "Average achieved hotel room rate, monthly",
    "publisher": "Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB), The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, via DATA.GOV.HK",
    "licence": "DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions of Use: reuse free of charge, commercial use allowed, the source must be credited.",
    "licence_url": "https://data.gov.hk/en/terms-and-conditions",
    "attribution": "Source: Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Average Achieved Hotel Room Rate, provided through DATA.GOV.HK.",
    "url": "https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-cstb-cstb-hotel-room-rate"
  },
  "method": "Hong Kong hotels: the average achieved hotel room rate in HK$ per room per night that the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau publishes each month for Hong Kong as a whole. We pass on the newest month with the change on a year earlier and the last 12 months. It is an official citywide average, not a range of bookings, not a quote for particular dates and not split by district or star class.",
  "method_url": "https://proofprice.com/method",
  "summary": "The average achieved hotel room rate in Hong Kong was HK$1,205 per room per night in July 2026. That is 5.9% higher than a year earlier (HK$1,138). This is an official citywide average, not a booking quote. Official average published by Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau (CSTB), The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, via DATA.GOV.HK for 2026-07.",
  "notice": "Information, not a valuation or offer. Ranges describe past recorded prices.",
  "extra": {
    "country_name": "Hong Kong",
    "reference_month": "2026-07",
    "reference_month_label": "July 2026",
    "change_on_year_earlier": {
      "month": "2025-07",
      "value": 1138,
      "change_percent": 5.9
    },
    "last_12_months": [
      {
        "month": "2025-08",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1219
      },
      {
        "month": "2025-09",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1146
      },
      {
        "month": "2025-10",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1393
      },
      {
        "month": "2025-11",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1443
      },
      {
        "month": "2025-12",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1502
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-01",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1343
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-02",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1432
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-03",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1410
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-04",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1356
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-05",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1227
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-06",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1108
      },
      {
        "month": "2026-07",
        "average_achieved_rate_hkd": 1205
      }
    ],
    "what_this_is": "Average achieved hotel room rate per room per night, all Hong Kong hotels, published monthly by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau.",
    "dataset": {
      "name": "Average achieved hotel room rate",
      "url": "https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-cstb-cstb-hotel-room-rate",
      "file": "https://www.tourism.gov.hk/datagovhk/hotelroomrate/average_achieved_hotel_room_rate_en.csv"
    }
  },
  "answer_id": "ans_a2510b9f5657c8282729",
  "method_version": "1",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-21T08:32:50.752Z",
  "evidence": {
    "type": "official_statistic",
    "label": "Official published average",
    "meaning": "One average or median that a statistics office or regulator publishes for a reference period: it describes a group, not a distribution, and says nothing about any single price."
  },
  "reliability": "official_median_no_count",
  "data_as_of": "2026-07-31",
  "data_age_days": 82,
  "suggestions": [
    "This is one published average or median with no record count: use it as a reference point, not as a range of what individuals paid.",
    "For a decision on a specific job or purchase, ask for an itemised quote."
  ]
}