22-1 SUMMARY OF KEY STATISTICS |
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Item |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
Population and Vital Events |
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Mid-year Population Estimate (person) |
5704500 |
6156100 |
6311000 |
6502100 |
6687200 |
Crude Birth Rate (‰) |
12 |
11.2 |
10.1 |
9.1 |
7.9 |
Crude Death Rate (‰) |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.8* |
Labour |
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Labour Force (thousands) |
2748.1 |
3000.7 |
3093.8 |
3216 |
3358.6 |
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) |
63.2 |
62 |
61.8 |
61.8 |
62 |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
1.3 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
Underemployment Rate (%) |
0.9 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
Number of Persons Engaged in (person) |
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(i) Manufacturing |
715597 |
375766 |
325068 |
288887 |
245457 |
(ii) Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export Trades,Restaurants and Hotels |
829591 |
1018198 |
1056136 |
1003072 |
913070 |
(iii)Transport, Storage and Communications |
132792 |
172174 |
181516 |
178104 |
168619 |
(iv) Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services |
276621 |
378244 |
395903 |
410979 |
390454 |
Real Wage Index (September 1992=100) |
100.1 |
101.6 |
102.8 |
104.5 |
104.4 |
External Trade and Inward Investment |
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Domestic Exports (HK$ million) |
225875 |
231657 |
212160 |
211410 |
188454 |
Re-exports (HK$ million) |
413999 |
1112470 |
1185758 |
1244539 |
1159195 |
Imports (HK$ million) |
642530 |
1491121 |
1535582 |
1615090 |
1429092 |
Terms of Trade Index (1990=100) |
100 |
98.7 |
99.7 |
100.4 |
101.6 |
Industrial Production |
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Industrial Production Index(1986=100) |
122.8 |
126.2 |
121.5 |
120.6 |
110.1 |
Industrial Electricity Consumption (terajoules) |
24934 |
20222 |
19934 |
18965 |
14849 |
Industrial Gas Consumption (terajoules) |
583 |
978 |
918 |
911 |
888 |
Distributive Trades, Transport Services and Other Services |
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Value Added (HK$ million) |
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Wholesale |
9484 |
15418 |
16100 |
15760 |
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Retail |
20484 |
34257 |
38491 |
38409 |
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Import/Export |
87979 |
201050 |
222922 |
232828 |
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Transport and Related Services |
37004 |
65763 |
70444 |
71596 |
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Storage, Communications, Financing (Except Banking) and Business Services |
32017 |
70402 |
81476 |
100836 |
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Land, Building and Construction |
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Construction Output in Nominal Terms (HK$ million) |
61308 |
99807 |
116290 |
131500 |
133316 |
Private Residential Flats with Consent to Commence Work (number) |
27365 |
19750 |
22113 |
40962 |
33843 |
Consideration of Documents Received for Registration in the Land Registry (HK$ million) |
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Agreements for Sale and Purchase of Building Units and Land |
108370 |
283226 |
517767 |
937806 |
364612 |
Assignments of Building Units Registry |
108527 |
309475 |
412420 |
790408 |
348352 |
Assignments of Land |
21420 |
49656 |
38098 |
93750 |
24311 |
Transport, Communications and Tourism |
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Inward/Outward Movement of Goods Vehicle (vehicle) |
4733529 |
7999576 |
8191994 |
8543130 |
8543123 |
Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo |
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Total Discharged (thousand tonnes) |
60757 |
119651 |
119689 |
127223 |
126414 |
Total Loaded (thousand tonnes) |
29968 |
73316 |
75272 |
80913 |
78999 |
Motor Vehicles Licensed (vehicle) |
370160 |
466068 |
475115 |
500228 |
500673 |
Telephone Lines (line) |
2446989 |
3254325 |
3401928 |
3624255 |
3708000 |
Visitor Arrivals (person) |
6580850 |
10199994 |
11702735 |
10406261 |
9574711 |
Hotel Room Occupancy Rate (%) |
79 |
85 |
88 |
76 |
76 |
Public Accounts Money and Finance (HK$ million) |
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Total Government Revenue① |
89524 |
180045 |
208358 |
218226 |
216115 |
Total Government Expenditure and Equity Investments① |
85557 |
183158 |
182680 |
194360 |
239356 |
Money Supply (definition 3)** |
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Hong Kong Dollar② |
571215 |
1278288 |
1520461 |
1670379 |
1826233 |
Foreign Currency③ |
716813 |
1085675 |
1091176 |
1156238 |
1296102 |
Total |
1288028 |
2363963 |
2611636 |
2825609 |
3122335 |
Loans and Advances for Use in Hong Kong** |
689368 |
1398193 |
1637191 |
2037278 |
1957815 |
Effective Exchange Rate Indices for the Hong Kong Dollar④ |
107.9 |
121.8 |
125 |
130.3 |
137.5 |
(trade-weighted)(November 1983=100) |
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Consumer Price Indices |
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(Oct. 94-Sept. 95 =100) |
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Composite Consumer Price |
64.8 |
101.9 |
108.3 |
114.7 |
117.9 |
Consumer Price Index(A) |
65.4 |
101.8 |
107.9 |
114.1 |
117 |
Consumer Price Index(B) |
64.9 |
101.9 |
108.4 |
114.7 |
117.9 |
Consumer Price Index(C)⑧ |
63.6 |
102 |
108.7 |
115.3 |
118.9 |
Housing |
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Housing Authority Rental Flats Completed① (number) |
32619 |
14559 |
14946 |
17917 |
9759 |
Home Ownership Scheme Residential Units Completed① (number) |
9802 |
14868 |
13188 |
12040 |
3320 |
Education |
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Enrolment in Primary Day School (person) |
524919 |
467718 |
466507 |
461911 |
476802 |
Enrolment in Secondary Day School (person) |
431381 |
459845 |
465658 |
458118 |
455872 |
Enrolment in UGC-funded Institutions (person) |
57824 |
75557 |
85550 |
86202 |
84538 |
Medical and Health |
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Registered Deaths (person) |
29201 |
30894 |
32049 |
32079 |
32680* |
Deaths from Heart Diseases (person) |
4976 |
4886 |
4844 |
4843 |
4896* |
Deaths from Cancer (person) |
8669 |
9680 |
10134 |
10373 |
10567* |
Infant Mortality Rates (per 1 000 Registered Live Births) |
5.9 |
4.4 |
4 |
4 |
3.2* |
Social Welfare |
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Comprehensive Social Security Assistance① |
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Number of Cases⑤ (case) |
66675 |
136201 |
166720 |
195645 |
232819 |
Amount (HK$ million) |
960.1 |
4831.1 |
7127.8 |
9441.3 |
13028.7 |
Social Security Allowances① |
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Number of Cases⑤ (case) |
444517 |
498166 |
510091 |
517865 |
526742 |
Amount (HK$ million) |
2159.8 |
3682.7 |
4041.6 |
4420.2 |
4737.2 |
Traffic Accident Victims Assistance① |
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Number of Cases Authorized for Payment (case) |
5310 |
5102 |
5558 |
5655 |
5809 |
Amount (HK$ million) |
49.9 |
110.7 |
122.8 |
137.4 |
164.8 |
Law and Order |
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Overall Reported Crime (case) |
88300 |
91886 |
79050 |
67367 |
71962 |
Total Violent Crime (case) |
18820 |
17087 |
15191 |
13749 |
14682 |
Total Persons Arrested (person) |
44013 |
53098 |
47157 |
41714 |
40422 |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)⑥ |
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At Constant (1990) Market Prices |
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Expenditure-based GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) |
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.5 |
+5.3# |
-5.1# |
Total GDP (HK$ million) |
582549 |
755832 |
789753 |
831319# |
788677# |
Per Capita GDP (HK$) |
102121 |
122778 |
125139 |
127854# |
117938# |
At Current Market Prices |
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Expenditure-based GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) |
11.2 |
6.6 |
10.7 |
-12.8# |
-4.1# |
Total GDP (HK$ million) |
582549 |
1077145 |
1191890 |
1344104# |
1289192 |
Per Capita GDP (HK$) |
102121 |
174972 |
188859 |
206718# |
192785# |
Production-based GDP (HK$ million) |
589060 |
1069089 |
1192656 |
1341184# |
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Gross National Product(GNP)⑦ |
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GNP at Current Market Price (HK$ million) |
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1097656 |
1192890 |
1344104# |
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Per Capita GNP (HK$) |
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178304 |
188889 |
207870# |
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Total Net External Factor Income Flows (HK$ million) |
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20511 |
14511 |
188 |
7486 |
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Notes: ①Figures are for the corresponding financial year. For example figures for 1996 would represent the |
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figures for financial year 1996/97. |
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②Figures are adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits. |
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③Figures are adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits. Hong Kong dollar is the legal tender |
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in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as stated in "The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special |
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Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China". Foreign currency refers to any currency |
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other than the Hong Kong currency. Accordingly Chinese Renminbi is also treated as foreign currency. |
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④Figures are based on average of the closing middle market telegraphic transfer rates or notes rates |
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for the year. |
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⑤Figures are as at end of the financial year. |
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⑥The Chinese term used in the publications of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is "本地生产 |
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总值". |
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⑦The Chinese term used in the publications of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is "本地居民 |
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生产总值". |
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⑧Formerly known as Hang Seng Consumer Price Index. |
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* Provisional figure. |
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** Subject to revision later on. |
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# The estimates are subject to revisions later on as more data become available. |
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