| 24-1 Summary of Key Statistics | ||||||
| Item | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Population and Vital Events | ||||||
| Mid-year Population (10 000 persons) | 672.5 | 678.7 | 680.3 | 688.3 | 693.6 | |
| Crude Birth Rate (‰) | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.2 | |
| Crude Death Rate (‰) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5@ | |
| Registered Deaths (person) | 33305 | 34316 | 36423 | 37321 | 38683 | |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4@ | |
| (per 1 000 Registered Live Births) | ||||||
| Labour and Employment | ||||||
| Labour Force (10 000 persons) | 342.7 | 348.7 | 349.6 | 355.1 | 358.6@ | |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (%) | 61.4 | 61.8 | 61.4 | 61.3 | 60.9@ | |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 5.1 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 5.6@ | |
| Underemployment Rate ① (%) | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8@ | |
| Number of Employed Persons in Selected | ||||||
| Industries (1 000 persons) | ||||||
| (i) Manufacturing | 326.4 | 290.2 | 272.0 | 235.5 | 227.7@ | |
| (ii) Construction | 291.4 | 286.5 | 265.9 | 268.2 | 270.1@ | |
| (iii) Wholesale, Retail and Importand Export | ||||||
| Trades, Restaurants and Hotels | 981.1 | 983.4 | 991.8 | 1074.3 | 1110.6@ | |
| (iv) Transport, Storage and Communications | 353.4 | 345.8 | 346.1 | 360.1 | 362.4@ | |
| (v) Financing, Insurance, Real | ||||||
| Estate and Business Services | 478.1 | 474.4 | 469.7 | 482.2 | 506.1@ | |
| (vi) Community, Social and Personal Services | 798.9 | 825.1 | 849.5 | 864.5 | 883.5@ | |
| Real Wage Index② (September 1992=100) | 114.6 | 117.8 | 118.6 | 115.5 | 114.9 | |
| External Merchandise Trade | ||||||
| Imports (HKD 100 million) | 15682 | 16194 | 18058 | 21111 | 23295 | |
| Domestic Exports (HKD 100 million) | 1535 | 1309 | 1217 | 1260 | 1360 | |
| Re-exports (HKD 100 million) | 13275 | 14296 | 16208 | 18931 | 21141 | |
| Terms of Trade Index (2000=100) | 100.9 | 102.1 | 101.0 | 99.3 | 97.9 | |
| External Trade in Services | ||||||
| Exports of Services③ (HKD 100 million) | 3208.0 | 3478.4 | 3624.2 | 4295.6 | 4834.6@ | |
| Imports of Services③ (HKD 100 million) | 1941.8 | 2024.9 | 2034.0 | 2425.1 | 2518.3@ | |
| Industrial Production | ||||||
| Index of Industrial Production (2000=100) | 95.6 | 86.2 | 78.3 | 80.6 | 82.6 | |
| Industrial Electricity Consumption (terajoules) | 16759 | 16112 | 14851 | 15430 | 14636 | |
| Industrial Gas Consumption (terajoules) | 1011 | 987 | 1015 | 955 | 898 | |
| Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, Import | ||||||
| and Export Trades, Transport Services | ||||||
| and Other Services | ||||||
| Value Added (HKD 100 million) | ||||||
| Wholesale Trade | 136 | 124 | 114 | 127 | ||
| Retail Trade | 274 | 279 | 264 | 341 | ||
| Import and Export Trades | 2272 | 2316 | 2411 | 2614 | ||
| Transport and Related Services | 849 | 895 | 872 | 992 | ||
| Storage, Communications, Financing | ||||||
| (Except Banking) and Business Services | 910 | 896 | 954 | 1050 | ||
| Land, Building, Construction and Real Estate | ||||||
| Gross Value of Construction Work in | 1140 | 1060 | 990 | 932 | 909 | |
| Nominal Terms (HKD 100 million) | ||||||
| Private Residential Flats with | ||||||
| Consent to Commence Work (number) | ||||||
| First Submission④ | }26461 | }17292 | 16655 | 8682 | 7829 | |
| Major Revision④ | 12497 | 5373 | 4912 | |||
| Housing and Property | ||||||
| Public Housing⑤ | ||||||
| Housing Authority Public Rental Housing | ||||||
| Flats Newly Completed⑥ (number) | 29817 | 20390 | 15148 | 24682 | 17153 | |
| Private Housing | ||||||
| Private Domestic Units Newly Completed | 26262 | 31052 | 26397 | 26036 | 17321 | |
| Property Price Index (1999=100) | ||||||
| Private Domestic Units | 78.7 | 69.9 | 61.6 | 78.0 | 92.0 | |
| Private Offices (Grades A, B and C) | 78.7 | 68.4 | 62.5 | 99.3 | 133.1@ | |
| Property Rental Index (1999=100) | ||||||
| Private Domestic Units | 95.4 | 83.4 | 73.6 | 77.7 | 86.5 | |
| Private Offices (Grades A, B and C) | 101.0 | 85.4 | 74.6 | 78.1 | 96.4 | |
| Value of Registered Agreements for Sale and | ||||||
| Purchase of Building Units (HKD 100 million) | ||||||
| Residential | 1509.2 | 1542.5 | 1535.8 | 2767.4 | 3128.3 | |
| Non-residential | 418.9 | 311.4 | 358.4 | 750.5 | 826.8 | |
| Total | 1928.1 | 1853.9 | 1894.2 | 3517.9 | 3955.1 | |
| Transport, Communications and Tourism | ||||||
| Inward/Outward Movement of Goods | 912.8786 | 975.5066 | 988.26 | 974.83 | 973.40 | |
| Vehicle (10 000 vehicles) | ||||||
| Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo | ||||||
| Total Discharged (10 000 tons) | 13205 | 14210 | 15059 | 15779 | 16333 | |
| Total Loaded (10 000 tons) | 8552 | 9265 | 9993 | 10693 | 10914 | |
| Container Throughput (10 000 TEUs) | 1783 | 1914 | 2045 | 2198 | 2260 | |
| Motor Vehicles Licensed ⑦ (1 000 vehicles) | 525.4 | 525.6 | 524.2 | 532.9 | 540.6 | |
| Telephone Services (10 000 working lines) | 393 | 384 | 382 | 378 | 379 | |
| Visitor Arrivals⑧ (10 000 person-times) | 1372.5 | 1656.6 | 1553.7 | 2181.1 | 2335.9 | |
| Hotel Room Occupancy Rate (%) | 79 | 84 | 70 | 88 | 86 | |
| Public Accounts, Money and Finance(HKD 100 million) | ||||||
| Government's Reserve Balances⑨ | 3725 | 3114 | 2753 | 2960 | 3107 | |
| Total Government Revenue⑨,⑩ | 1756 | 1775 | 2073 | 2636 | 2470 | |
| Total Government Spending⑨,⑩ | 2389 | 2392 | 2475 | 2422 | 2331 | |
| Money Supply M3 | ||||||
| Hong Kong Dollar⑪ | 20166 | 20042 | 21229 | 22196 | 23453 | |
| Foreign Currency⑫ | 15775 | 15576 | 17352 | 19700 | 20580 | |
| Total | 35941 | 35619 | 38580 | 41895 | 44034 | |
| Loans and Advances for Use in Hong Kong | 17901.39 | 17429 | 17085 | 17924 | 19265 | |
| Effective Exchange Rate Indices for the | 104.7 | 104 | 100.7 | 98.3 | 97.4 | |
| Hong Kong Dollar (trade (import and export) | ||||||
| - weighted)⑬ (January 2000=100) | ||||||
| Consumer Price Indices | ||||||
| (Oct. 2004-Sep. 2005 = 100) | ||||||
| Composite Consumer Price Index | 105.7 | 102.4 | 99.8 | 99.4 | 100.3 | |
| Consumer Price Index (A) | 104.8 | 101.4 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 100.3 | |
| Consumer Price Index (B) | 105.9 | 102.6 | 99.8 | 99.4 | 100.4 | |
| Consumer Price Index (C) | 106.3 | 103.3 | 100.3 | 99.6 | 100.3 | |
| Education (persons) | ||||||
| Student Enrolment in Primary Schools | 493075 | 483218 | 468792 | 447137 | 425864 | |
| Student Enrolment in Secondary Schools⑭ | 465403 | 465926 | 470487 | 476954 | 482273 | |
| Student Enrolment in UGC-funded Institutions⑮ | 81664 | 85602 | 90355 | 91865 | 91786@ | |
| Health | ||||||
| Doctors (persons) | 10412 | 10731 | 11016 | 11242 | 11505 | |
| Chinese Medicine Practitioners⑯ (persons) | 2385 | 4738 | 4986 | 5133 | ||
| Hospital Beds (beds) | 34852 | 35159 | 35526 | 34400 | 34119 | |
| Social Security | ||||||
| Comprehensive Social Security Assistance⑨ | ||||||
| Number of Cases⑰ (cases) | 247192 | 271893 | 290705 | 296688 | 297434 | |
| Amount⑱ (HKD 100 million) | 144.05 | 161.31 | 173.06 | 176.31 | 177.66 | |
| Social Security Allowances⑨ | ||||||
| Number of Cases⑰ (cases) | 561208 | 560215 | 563908 | 567859 | 574135 | |
| Amount⑱ (HKD 100 million) | 52.41 | 52.81 | 52.14 | 52.45 | 53.39 | |
| Traffic Accident Victims Assistance⑨ | ||||||
| Number of Cases Authorized for | 6733 | 7102 | 7190 | 7360 | 7893 | |
| Payment (cases) | ||||||
| Amount (HKD 100 million) | 1.42 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.64 | |
| Law and Order | ||||||
| Overall Reported Crimes (cases) | 73008 | 75877 | 88377 | 81315 | 77437 | |
| Total Violent Crimes (cases) | 13551 | 14140 | 14542 | 13890 | 13890 | |
| Total Persons Arrested for Crime⑲ (persons) | 38829 | 39665 | 42051 | 42991 | 40804 | |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP)③ | ||||||
| At Constant (2000) Market Prices | ||||||
| Annual Growth Rate (%) | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 8.6@ | 7.3@ | |
| GDP (HKD 100 million) | 13232 | 13475 | 13906 | 15102@ | 16200@ | |
| Per Capita GDP (HKD) | 196756 | 198541 | 204408 | 219420@ | 233565@ | |
| At Current Market Prices | ||||||
| Annual Growth Rate (%) | -1.2 | -1.7 | -3.4 | 4.7@ | 7.0@ | |
| GDP (HKD 100 million) | 12988 | 12768 | 12340 | 12916@ | 13821@ | |
| Per Capita GDP (HKD) | 193135 | 188118 | 181385 | 187657@ | 199261@ | |
| Gross National Product (GNP) | ||||||
| At Current Market Prices | ||||||
| GNP③ (HKD 100 million) | 13274 | 12824 | 12625 | 13150@ | 13845@ | |
| Per Capita GNP③ (HKD) | 197379 | 188951 | 185573 | 191058@ | 199616@ | |
| Net External Factor Income Flows ③ | 285.43 | 56.52 | 284.91 | 234.1@ | 24.63@ | |
| (HKD 100 million) | ||||||
| Balance of Payments Account (HKD 100 million) | ||||||
| Current Account(20) | 763.2 | 968.0 | 1282.4 | 1224.9@ | 1576.9@ | |
| Capital and Financial Account (20) | -973.6 | -1512 | -1791 | -1846@ | -1609@ | |
| Net Errors and Omissions(21) | 210.4 | 543.8 | 508.5 | 621.5@ | 31.9@ | |
| Overall Balance of Payments | 365.3 | -185.4 | 75.9 | 254.9@ | 106.8@ | |
| (in surplus) | (in deficit) | (in surplus) | (in surplus) | (in surplus) | ||
| International Investment Position(22) | ||||||
| Net International Investment | ||||||
| Position(23) (HKD 100 million) | 20680 | 26774 | 30598 | 33018 | 34819@ | |
| External Financial Assets (HKD 100 million) | 83506 | 80327 | 92023 | 106987 | 116565@ | |
| External Financial Liabilities(HKD 100 million) | 62827 | 53554 | 61425 | 73969 | 81747@ | |
| Notes :①Figures refers to the proportion of underemployed persons in the labour force. Underemployed persons comprises those employed | ||||||
| persons who have involuntarily worked less than 35 hours during the 7 days before enumeration and have sought additional work | ||||||
| during the 30 days before enumeration, or have not sought additional work but have been available for additional work during the | ||||||
| 7 days before enumeration. Following this definition, employed persons taking no-pay leave due to slack work during the 7 days | ||||||
| before enumeration are also classified as underemployed if they worked less than 35 hours or were on leave even for the whole | ||||||
| period during the 7-day period. | ||||||
| ②The real wage index indicates changes in the purchasing power of the amount of wages earned and is obtained by deflating the | ||||||
| nominal wage index by the Consumer Price Index (A). | ||||||
| ③The Census and Statistics Department completed an exercise to implement the latest international guidelines on dealing with financial | ||||||
| intermediation services produced by banks in the estimation of national accounts statistics of Hong Kong in mid-August 2005. As a | ||||||
| result of this statistical development, figures presented in this table were revised. | ||||||
| ④Separate figures for "First submission" and "Major revision" were not available for 2002 and the years before. | ||||||
| ⑤Figures are for the corresponding financial year.For example,figures for 2005 represent those for financial year 2005/06. Since May | ||||||
| 2005, the housing type classifications of Housing Authority public housing production have been revised as stated in notes ⑥ below. | ||||||
| The above production figures have taken into account this reclassification. | ||||||
| ⑥Figures also include flats transferred from the surplus of the Home Ownership Scheme. Interim Housing flats and those public rental | ||||||
| housing flats transferred to Buy or Rent Option Scheme / Mortgage Subsidy Scheme are not included. | ||||||
| ⑦Figures refer to end of period position. | ||||||
| ⑧Figures include arrival of non-Macao residents via Macao. | ||||||
| ⑨Figures are for the corresponding financial year. For example, figures for 2005 represent those for financial year 2005/06. | ||||||
| ⑩Figures for 2005 are subject to audit by the Director of Audit. | ||||||
| ⑪Figures are adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits. | ||||||
| ⑫Figures are adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits. Hong Kong dollar is the legal tender in the Hong Kong Special Admi- | ||||||
| nistrative 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 Hong Kong dollar and thus Chinese Renminbi is also treated as a foreign currency. | ||||||
| ⑬New series released since 2 January 2002. | ||||||
| ⑭Figures cover both day and evening schools. | ||||||
| ⑮Figures refer to all students of University Grants Committee (UGC) - funded programmes and students attending full-time accredited | ||||||
| self-financing post-secondary programmes at sub-degree level. For research postgraduate (RPg) programmes, figures before 2003 | ||||||
| include only students countedwithin the formal time limit and within the UGC student number target. From 2003 onwards, RPg | ||||||
| students counted within the formal time limit and outside the UGC student number target but wholly funded by UGC are also included. | ||||||
| ⑯Figures have been made available since 2002. | ||||||
| ⑰Figures are as at end of the financial year. | ||||||
| ⑱Figures for 2001 include the payments for 2 April 2001 to 1 April 2002. Figures for 2002 include the payments for 2 April 2002 to | ||||||
| 31 March 2003. | ||||||
| ⑲Persons arrested for crime are counted based on the number of occasions on which the offenders are arrested, whether or not they are | ||||||
| prosecuted. If a person is arrested on two or more occasions, each occasion is counted as a ‘separate’ person. If a person is arrested | ||||||
| on one occasion for several offences, the offence with the maximum permissible penalty, being the heaviest, is chosen for statistical | ||||||
| purposes. | ||||||
| (20)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 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. | ||||||
| (21)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 different 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. | ||||||
| (22)Position as at end of period. | ||||||
| (23)Net international investment position is the difference between total external financial assets and total external financial liabilities. | ||||||
| "(blank)" Not available. "@" Figures are subject to revision later on. | ||||||