2-4 Indicators on Proportions and Efficiency in National Economic

and Social Development

 

Item

 1985

 1990

 1995

 1997

 

 

 

 

 

Population and Employment

     

     

     

     

Population

     

     

     

     

Birth Rate ()

 21.04

 21.06

 17.12

 16.57

Death Rate ()

  6.78

  6.67

  6.57

  6.51

Natural Growth Rate ()

 14.26

 14.39

 10.55

 10.06

Employment

     

     

     

     

Dependency Ratio

  1.12

  0.79

  0.78

  0.78

Employment Ratio by Type of Industry (Employment in primary industry=100)

     

     

     

     

Primary Industry

 100.0

 100.0

 100.0

 100.0

Secondary Industry

  33.5

  35.5

  44.1

  47.5

Tertiary Industry

  26.8

  30.8

  47.5

  52.9

Unemployment Rate in Urban Areas (%)

   1.8

   2.5

   2.9

   3.1

 

     

     

     

     

Macro Economy

     

     

     

     

National Accounting

     

     

     

     

Ratio of Value-added by Type of Industry (Value added in primary industry=100)

     

     

     

     

Primary Industry

 100.0

 100.0

 100.0

 100.0

Secondary Industry

 152.1

 153.8

 238.0

 263.2

Tertiary Industry

 100.6

 115.9

 149.6

 172.0

Overall Labor Productivity (yuan/person)

  1797

  2902

  8606

 10743

Primary Industry

   817

  1306

  3381

  4022

Secondary Industry

  3711

  5652

 18261

 22292

Tertiary Industry

  3061

  4915

 10651

 13079

Per Capita GDP (yuan)

   853

  1634

  4854

  6079

Investment in Fixed Assets

     

     

     

     

Proportion of Investment in fixed Assets to GDP (%)

  20.2

  24.4

  34.2

  33.4

Rate of Total Floor Space of Buildings Completed in Construction (%)

  82.0

  78.6

  67.7

  72.0

Rate of Fixed Assets Completed in Capital Construction and Put into Use (%)

  68.2

  80.0

  63.7

  75.1

Rate of Projects Completed in Capital Construction and Put into Use (%)

  50.7

  53.8

  57.0

  56.9

Finance

     

     

      

     

Proportion of Government Revenue to GDP (%)

  22.4

  15.8

  10.7

  11.6

Proportion of Government Expenditures to GDP (%)

  22.4

  16.6

  11.7

  12.3

Proportion of Local Government Revenue to Central Government Revenue (%)

 160.5

 196.0

  91.7

 104.7

Proportion of Local Government Expenditure to Central Government Expenditure (%)

   152

   207

   242

   265

Proportion of Extra-budgetary Receipt to Government Revenue (%)

 76.32

 92.22

 38.60

     

Price Index

     

     

     

     

Overall Industrial and Farm Products Price Parity Index (use 1978=100 index)

  66.6

  62.8

  52.0

  56.1

Utilization of Foreign Capital

 

 

 

 

    Proportion of Foreign Capital Actually Used to Total Amount of Foreign Capital for Utilization by Signed Contacts or Agreements (%)

  47.1

  85.1

  46.6

 105.5

Production and Consumption of Energy

     

     

     

     

    Elasticity Ratio of Energy Production

  0.73

  0.58

  0.83

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Elasticity Ratio of Energy Consumption

  0.60

  0.47

  0.66

  0.25

    Energy Consumption per 10 000 yuan GDP (ton)

   8.6

   5.2

   2.2

   1.9