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22-1 SUMMARY OF
KEY STATISTICS |
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Item |
1990 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
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Population and Vital Statistics |
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Estimated Mid-year Population (person) |
5704500 |
6035400 |
6156100 |
6311000 |
6502100 |
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Crude Birth Rate |
12.0 |
11.9 |
11.2 |
10.1 |
9.1 |
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Crude Death Rate |
5.2 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
4.8* |
Labour |
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Labour Force (thousands) |
2748.1 |
2929.0 |
3000.7 |
3093.8 |
3216.0 |
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Labour Force Participation Rate |
63.2 |
62.0 |
62.0 |
61.8 |
61.8 |
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Unemployment Rate |
1.3 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
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Underemployment Rate |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
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Number of Persons Engaged in (person) |
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(i) Manufacturing |
715597 |
423015 |
375766 |
325068 |
288887 |
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(ii) Wholesale, Retail and |
829591 |
1021890 |
1018198 |
1056136 |
1003072 |
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Import/Export Trades, |
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Restaurants and Hotels |
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(iii)Transport, Storage and |
132792 |
164198 |
172174 |
181516 |
178104 |
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Communications |
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(iv) Financing, Insurance, Real |
276621 |
369594 |
378244 |
395903 |
410979 |
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Estate and Business Services |
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Real Wage Index (September 1992=100) |
100.1 |
103.1 |
101.6 |
102.8 |
104.5 |
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External Trade and Inward Investment |
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Domestic Exports (HK $ million) |
225875 |
222092 |
231657 |
212160 |
211410 |
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Re-exports (HK $ million) |
413999 |
947921 |
1112470 |
1185758 |
1244539 |
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Imports (HK $ million) |
642530 |
1250709 |
1491121 |
1535582 |
1615090 |
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Terms of Trade Index(1990=100) |
100.0 |
100.3 |
98.7 |
99.7 |
100.4 |
Industrial Production |
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Industrial Production Index (1986=100) |
122.8 |
125.0 |
126.2 |
121.5 |
120.6 |
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Industrial Electricity Consumption |
24934 |
21437 |
20222 |
19934 |
18965 |
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(terajoules) |
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Industrial Gas Consumption (terajoules) |
583 |
919 |
978 |
918 |
911 |
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Distributive Trades, Transport Services and Other Services |
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Value Added (HK $ million) |
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Wholesale |
9484 |
14649 |
15418 |
16100 |
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Retail |
20484 |
35946 |
34257 |
38491 |
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Import/Export |
87979 |
178666 |
201050 |
222922 |
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Transport and Related Services |
37004 |
61809 |
65763 |
70444 |
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Storage, Communications, Financing |
32017 |
64162 |
70402 |
81476 |
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(Except Banking) and Business Services |
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Land, Building and Construction |
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Construction Output in Nominal Terms |
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(HK $ million) |
61308 |
89172 |
99807 |
116290 |
131500 |
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Private Domestic Units with Consent |
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to Commence Work (number) |
27365 |
12536 |
19750 |
22113 |
40962 |
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Consideration of Documents Received |
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for Registration in the Land Registry |
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(HK $ million) |
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Agreement for Sale and Purchase of |
108370 |
505496 |
283226 |
517767 |
937806 |
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Building Units and Land (number) |
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Assignments of Building Units |
108527 |
397910 |
309475 |
412420 |
790408 |
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Assignments of Land |
21420 |
80977 |
49656 |
38098 |
93750 |
Transport, Communications and Tourism |
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