24-1 Summary of Key Statistics
Item	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Population and Vital Events
Mid-year Population (10 000 persons)	660.7	666.5	672.5	678.7	680.3
Crude Birth Rate (‰)	7.8	8.1	7.2	7.1	6.9
Crude Death Rate (‰)	5.0	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.4^
Labour
Labour Force (10 000 persons)	332.0	337.4	342.7	348.7	350.1
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	61.3	61.4	61.4	61.8	61.4
Unemployment Rate (%)	6.2	4.9	5.1	7.3	7.9
Underemployment Rate (%)	2.9	2.8	2.5	3.0	3.5
Number of Employed Persons in Selected
Industries (1 000 persons)
(i) Manufacturing	353.9	333.7	326.4	290.2	272.4
(ii) Construction	286.8	301.7	291.4	286.5	266.1
(iii) Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export
Trades, Restaurants and Hotels	935.1	981.7	981.1	983.4	993.2
(iv) Transport, Storage and Communications	339.4	356.6	353.4	345.8	346.4
(v) Financing, Insurance, Real Estate
and Business Services	437.7	452.7	478.1	474.4	470.2
(vi) Community, Social and Personal	732.9	754.7	798.9	825.1	850.8
Services
Real Wage Index
(September 1992=100)	109.0	112.8	114.6	117.8	118.6
External Merchandise Trade
Imports (HKD 100 million)	13927.2	16579.6	15681.9	16194.2	18057.7
Domestic Exports (HKD 100 million)	1706.0	1809.7	1535.2	1309.3	1216.9
Re-exports (HKD 100 million)	11784.0	13917.2	13274.7	14295.9	16207.5
Terms of Trade Index(2000=100)①	101.0	100.0	100.9	102.1	101.0
External Trade in Services
Exports of Services② (HKD 100 million)	2655.4	3018.1	3076.6	3354.1	3473.7@
Imports of Services (HKD 100 million)	1840.5	1915.4	1924.5	1996.8	1960.8@
Industrial Production
Index of Industrial Production (2000=100)	100.5	100.0	95.6	86.2	78.3
Industrial Electricity Consumption	17547	17769	16759	16112	14851
(terajoules)
Industrial Gas Consumption (terajoules)	914	982	1011	987	1015
Distributive Trades, Transport Services
and Other Services
Value Added (HKD 100 million)
Wholesale Trade	138	125	136	124
Retail Trade	271	288	274	279
Import/Export	1986	2254	2272	2316
Transport and Related Services	803	880	849	895
Storage, Communications, Financing
(Except Banking) and Business Services	863	995	910	896
Land, Building and Construction
Value of Registered Agreements for Sale and
Purchase of Building Units (HKD 100 million)
Residential	2119.94	1683.93	1509.16	1542.52	1535.78
Non-residential	446.47	541.27	418.92	311.41	358.40
Total	2566.41	2225.20	1928.08	1853.93	1894.18
Property Price Index (1999=100)
Private Domestic Units	100.0	89.6	78.7	69.9	61.6
Private Offices (Grades A, B and C)	100.0	89.9	78.7	68.4	62.5
Property Rental Index (1999=100)
Private Domestic Units	100.0	98.1	95.4	83.4	73.6
Private Offices (Grades A, B and C)	100.0	98.5	101.0	85.4	74.7
Gross Value of Construction Work in
Nominal Terms (HKD 100 million)	1264	1221	1140	1060	990
Private Residential Flats with
Consent to Commence Work (number)	44323	31366	27274	18271	30012
Housing
Housing Authority Rental Flats Newly
Completed③ (number)	31806	47552	33629	18290	15148
Home Ownership Scheme Residential Flats
Newly Completed③④ (number)	13778	23542	5080	8272	2848
Private Sector Participation Scheme Residential
Flats Newly Completed③④ (number)	2780	9172	1540	2470	2010
Transport, Communications and Tourism
Inward/Outward Movement of Goods	887.48	937.98	912.88	975.51	988.26
Vehicle (10 000 vehicle)
Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo
Total Discharged (10 000 tons)	12794	13035	13205	14210	15045
Total Loaded (10 000 tons)	8175	8692	8552	9265	9959
Container Throughput
(10 000 TEUs)	1621	1810	1783	1914	2045
Motor Vehicles Licensed (1 000 vehicle)	504.0	516.8	525.4	525.5	524.2
Telephone Services (10 000 working lines)	384	395	393	384	382
Visitor Arrivals⑤ (10 000 person-times)	1132.8	1305.9	1372.5	1656.6	1553.7
Hotel Room Occupancy Rate (%)	79	83	79	84	70
Public Accounts, Money and Finance
(HKD 100 million)
Government's Reserve Balances③	4443	4303	3725	3114	2753
Total Government Revenue③	2330	2251	1756	1775	2073
Total Government Expenditure
and Equity Investments③	2230	2329	2389	2392	2475
Money Supply M3@
Hong Kong Dollar⑥	19355	20024	20166	20042	21229
Foreign Currency⑦	14990	16904	15775	15576	17352
Total	34345	36928	35941	35619	38580
Loans and Advances for Use in Hong Kong@	18198	18615	17901	17429	17085
Effective Exchange Rate Indices for the
Hong Kong Dollar⑧
(trade-weighted)(January 2000=100)	100.9	101.7	104.7	104.0	100.7
Consumer Price Indices
(Oct. 1999-Sep. 2000 =100)
Composite Consumer Price Index	103.2	99.4	97.8	94.8	92.4
Consumer Price Index (A)	102.5	99.5	97.8	94.7	92.7
Consumer Price Index (B)	103.4	99.4	97.7	94.7	92.1
Consumer Price Index (C)	103.9	99.3	97.8	95.1	92.3
Education
Student Enrolment in Primary Day School	491851	493979	493075	483218	468792
(person)
Student Enrolment in Secondary Day School	453465	456693	456455	461289	467223
(person)
Student Enrolment in UGC-funded Institutions	79917	78295	81664	85602	90355
(person)
Health
Registered Deaths (person)	33387	33993	33305	34316	36421
Deaths from Heart Diseases⑨ (person)	5220	5537	4730	4969	5236^
Deaths from Malignant Neoplasms⑨ (person)	10977	11222	11406	11658	11907^
Infant Mortality Rate
(per 1 000 Registered Live Births)	3.2	2.9	2.7	2.4^	2.3^
Social Security
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance ③
Number of Cases⑩ (case)	228015	228263	247192	271893	290705
Amount (HKD 100 million)	136.23	135.60+	144.05‡	161.31~	173.06
Social Security Allowances ③
Number of Cases⑩ (case)	535452	550585	561208	560215	563908
Amount (HKD 100 million)	48.83	51.30+	52.41‡	52.81~	52.14
Traffic Accident Victims Assistance ③
Number of Cases Authorized for	5797	5998	6733	7102	7190
Payment (case)
Amount (HKD million)	133.5	130.0	142.0	151.3	151.1
Law and Order
Overall Reported Crimes (case)	76771	77245	73008	75877	88377
Total Violent Crimes (case)	15705	14812	13551	14140	14542
Total Persons Arrested for Crime (person)	40745	40930	38829	39665	42051
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
At Constant (2000) Market Prices
Annual Growth Rate (%)	3.4	10.2	0.5	1.9@	3.2@
GDP (HKD 100 million)	11695	12883	12943	13187@	13610@
Per Capita GDP (HKD)	177019	193299	192465	194304@	200061@
At Current Market Prices
Annual Growth Rate (%)	-2.6	3.4	-1.4	-1.8@	-2.2@
GDP (HKD 100 million)	12461	12883	12699	12474@	12198@
Per Capita GDP (HKD)	188622	193299	188835	183790@	179308@
Gross National Product (GNP)
GNP at Current Market Prices
(HKD 100 million)	12809	13101	13111	12641@	12540@
Per Capita GNP at Current Market Prices (HKD)	193886	196565	194958	186250@	184324@
Net External Factor Income Flows
(HKD 100 million)	347.77	217.68	411.74	166.98	341.28@
Balance of Payments Account
Current Account(11) (HKD 100 million)	798.16	551.93	775.31	982.41@	1257.38@
Capital and Financial Account (11)	-833.74	-578.63	-973.59	-1511.79	-1514.50@
(HKD 100 million)
Net Errors and Omissions(12) (HKD 100 million)	35.57	26.70	198.29	529.38@	257.12@
Overall Balance of Payments (HKD 100 million)	778.67	783.21	365.30	-185.41@	75.89@
	(盈余)	(盈余)	(盈余)	(赤字)	(盈余)
	(in surplus)	(in surplus)	(in surplus)	(in surplus)	(in surplus)
International Investment Position(13)
Net International Investment
Position(14) (HKD 100 million)	-	17295.5	20679.6	26773.7	30875.3@
External Financial Assets (HKD 100 million)	-	88993.0	83506.2	80327.4	91248.9@
External Financial Liabilities (HKD 100 million)	-	71697.5	62826.6	53553.8	60373.6@
Notes: ①The trade index numbers have been updated. The new series has year 2000 as the base year. In the new series, indexes for periods prior to 2000 are obtained by
re-scaling the previously published series, which has 1990 as the base year, using a conversion factor derived from the levels of the old and new series in the
overlapping period of 2000.
②Figures have been revised to incorporate the new data on destination consumption expenditure of incoming visitors and travellers released by the Hong Kong
Tourism Board in November 2003 .
③Figures are for the corresponding financial year. For example, figures for 2003 would represent the figures for financial year 2003/04.
④The production and sale of Home Ownership Scheme / Private Sector Participation Scheme flats have ceased indefinitely since 2003, except for a small number of
unsold and returned flats which will be sold to sitting tenants of public rental housing and those who are about to be rehoused to public rental housing. For those Home
Ownership Scheme/Private Sector Participation Scheme flats that are completed or under construction, these will be disposed of through market-friendly means.
⑤Figures include arrival of non-Macao residents via Macao.
⑥Figures are adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.
⑦Figures are adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits. Hong Kong dollar is the legal tender in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as stated in
"The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China". Foreign currency refers to any currency other than the Hong
Kong currency. Accordingly Chinese Renminbi is also treated as foreign currency.
⑧New series released since 2 January 2002. For details, please see the feature article entitled “New Series of Effective Exchange Rate Index for the Hong Kong
Dollar” in the December 2001 issue of the "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics".
⑨Classification of diseases and causes of death is based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) 10th Revision from
2001 onwards. Figures from 2001 onwards may not be comparable with figures for previous years which were compiled based on the ICD 9th Revision.
⑩Figures are as at end of the financial year.
(11) A positive value for the balance figure in the current account represents a surplus whereas a negative value represents a deficit. For the capital and financial account,
a positive value indicates a net capital and financial inflow and a negative value indicates a net outflow. As increases in external assets are debit entries and decreases
are credit entries, a negative value for net change in reserve assets represents a net increase and a positive value represents a net decrease.
(12) In principle, the net sum of credit entries and debit entries is zero. In practice, discrepancies between the credit and debit entries may however occur for various
reasons as the data are collected from many sources. Equality between the sum of credit entries and debit entries is brought about by the inclusion of a balancing
item which reflects net errors and omissions.
(13) Position as at end of period.
(14) Net international investment position is the difference between total external financial assets and total external financial liabilities.
^ Provisional figure.
@ Subject to revision later on.
+Includes the payments for 1 April 2001.
‡Includes the payments for 1 April 2002, but excludes the payments for 1 April 2001.
~Excludes the payments for 1 April 2002.