23-1 Summary of Key Statistics
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
                                                                                      　 　 　 　 　
  Population and Vital Events                                    　
      Mid-year Population                   (10 000 persons) 681.3 685.7 692.6 697.8 700.4
      Crude Birth Rate                                                (‰) 8.4 9.6 10.2 11.3 11.7
      Crude Death Rate                                              (‰) 5.7 5.5 5.7 6.0 5.7@
      Infant Mortality Rate                                        (‰) 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6@
                              (per 1 000 Registered Live Births) 　
  Labour and Employment                                         　
      Labour Force                               (10 000 persons) 353.4 357.2 363.0 364.9 367.7
      Labour Force Participation Rate                      (%) 60.9 61.2 61.2 60.9 60.7
      Unemployment Rate                                        (%) 5.6 4.8 4.0 3.6 5.4
   Number of Employed Persons      (10 000 persons) 333.7 340.1 348.4 351.9 348.0
   Number of Employed Persons in Selected 　
     Industries①                                  (10 000 persons) 　
   Manufacturing 　 16.7 15.1
   Construction 　 26.9 26.9
   Import/Export Trade and Wholesale 　 58.7 55.9
   Retail, Accommodation and Food services 　 55.9 55.6
   Transportation, Storage, Postal and Courier Services,  　 43.2 42.6
     Information and Communications 　
   Financing, Insurance, Real Estate,      　 63.6 63.6
     Professional and Business Services 　
   Public Administration, Social and 　 84.6 86.1
     Personal Services 　
      Real Wage index②           (September 1992=100) 115.3 115.9 117.6 123.4 120.2
  External Merchandise Trade                                   　
      Imports                                    (HKD 100 million) 23295 25998 28680 30253 26924
      Domestic Exports                    (HKD 100 million) 1360 1345 1091 908 577
      Re-exports                               (HKD 100 million) 21141 23265 25784 27334 24113
  External Trade in Services                                       　
      Exports of Services                (HKD 100 million) 4953.9 5650.5 6607.3 7172.5* 6690.2@
      Imports of Services                (HKD 100 million) 2642.4 2879.0 3322.4 3664.8* 3440.1@
  Industrial Production                                                　
      Index of Industrial Production            (2008=100) 106.4 108.7 107.2 100.0 91.7
      Industrial Electricity Consumption      (terajoules) 14636 14015 13104 12182 11143
      Industrial Gas Consumption                (terajoules) 898 903 895 905 902
  Land, Building, Construction and Real Estate      　
      Private Buildings Newly Completed                      　
           Number of Blocks                             (number)                                      778 812 358 755 669
           Usable Floor Area                     (10 000 sq.m.) 　
               Residential                                                     70.9 71.5 45.1 43.4 44.3
               Non-residential                                              51.7 67.3 57.8 66.3 37.2
      Private Buildings with Consent to                          　
      Commence Work                    (number of blocks) 　
           First Submission                                            356 480 313 273 403
           Major Revision                                             463 164 853 111 182
  Housing and Property                                              　
      Number of Permanent Quarters      (10 000 units) 　
           Public Rental Housing③                                   70.92 71.69 71.74 72.16 74.12
           Subsidised Sale Flats③④                                     38.88 39.17 39.76 39.70 39.58
           Private Housing④⑤                                          133.31 136.86 138.61 139.87 140.94
           Total                                                                   243.12 247.72 250.12 251.73 254.64
  Transport, Communications and Tourism             　
      Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo            　
           Total Discharged                         (10 000 tons) 16333 16366 16317 16571 15567
           Total Loaded                               (10 000 tons) 10914 11567 12229 12916 11745
      Container Throughput                   (10 000 TEUs) 2260 2354 2400 2449 2104
      Telephone Services           (10 000 working lines) 379 384 409 411 419
      Visitor Arrivals⑥               (10 000 person-times) 2335.9 2525.1 2816.9 2950.7 2959.1
  Public Accounts, Money and Finance                     　
                                                     (HKD 100 million) 　
　 3107 3693 4929 4944* 5203
      Total Government Revenue⑦⑧                             2470 2880 3585 3166 3184
      Total Government Expenditure⑦⑧                            2331 2294 2348 3151 2925
      Money Supply M3                                                   　
           Hong Kong Dollar⑨                                           23458 27955 33005 32613 36048
           Foreign Currency⑩                                           20614 22942 28393 30394* 30220
           Total                                                                    44072 50897 61398 63008* 66268
      Effective Exchange Rate Indices for the                 97.4 96.1 91.9 87.1 88.2
        Hong Kong Dollar (trade (import and export) 　
          - weighted)                         (January 2000=100) 　
  Consumer Price Indices                                            　
                                       (Oct. 2004-Sep. 2005 = 100) 　
      Composite Consumer Price Index                           100.3 102.4 104.4 108.9 109.5
      Consumer Price Index(A) 100.3 102.1 103.4 107.1 107.4
      Consumer Price Index(B) 100.4 102.4 104.7 109.5 110.0
      Consumer Price Index(C) 100.3 102.6 105.3 110.2 110.9
  Education                                                   (person) 　
      Student  Enrolment in Primary Schools                   425864 410516 385949 365056 344748
      Student  Enrolment in Secondary Schools⑪              483450 489498*
492410*
489362* 481188
      Student Enrolment in Institutions⑫     91786 91564 171580 182499* 168019
  Health                                                                          　
      Doctors                                                     (person) 11505 11739 11961 12215 12424
      Chinese Medicine Practitioners                (person) 5133 5268 5540 5860 6048
      Hospital Beds                                                (bed) 34119 34532 34928 35048 35062
  Social Security                                                           　
      Comprehensive Social Security Assistance⑦         　
           Number of Cases⑬                                 (case) 297434 294204 285773 289469 287822
           Amount                           (HKD 100 million) 178 176 180 186 190@
      Social Security Allowances⑦                                 　
          Number of Cases⑬                                  (case) 574135 583474 594341 612128 627816
          Amount                            (HKD 100 million) 53 55 60 88 89@
      Traffic Accident Victims Assistance⑦                  　
           Number of Cases Authorised for                        7893 7604 7841 7224 7350
             Payment                                                (case) 　
  Gross Domestic Product (GDP)                         　
      In Chained (2008) dollars⑭ 　
           Annual Growth Rate                                    (%) 7.1 7.0 6.4 2.2@ -2.8@
           GDP                                    (HKD 100 million) 14403 15415 16398 16753@ 16291@
           Per Capita GDP                                      (HKD) 211405 224796 236767 240096@ 232599@
      At Current Market Prices                                         　
           Annual Growth Rate                                    (%) 7.0 6.7 9.5 3.7@ -2.6@
           GDP                                    (HKD 100 million) 13826 14754 16155 16753@ 16323@
           Per Capita GDP                                      (HKD) 202928 215158 233248 240096@ 233060@
  Gross National Product(GNP) 　
      At Current Market Prices                                         　
           GNP                                    (HKD 100 million) 13842 15027 16599 17586@ 16817@
           Per Capita GNP                                      (HKD) 203170 219146 239664 252034@ 240113@
           Net External Factor Income Flows                     16     273 444 833 494@
                                                       (HKD 100 million) 　
  Balance of Payments Account(HKD 100 million) 　
      Current Account                                                     1569.3 1781.7 1991.6 2281.3* 1416.9@
      Capital and Financial Account                              -1824.3 -2099.4 -2592.5 -2311.6* -1649.2@
      Net Errors and Omissions                                      255.0 317.7 600.9 30.4* 232.4@
      Overall Balance of Payments                                   106.8 467.4 1145.0 2638.7 5492.6
                                                                                       　
                                                                                              (in surplus)        (in surplus) (in surplus) (in surplus) (in surplus)
International Investment Position⑮ 　
    Net International Investment Position⑯ 　
                                                    (HKD 100 million) 34061 40297 37736 48267* 57682@
    External Financial Assets       (HKD 100 million) 115883 149987 211941 175213* 198125@
    External Financial Liabilities (HKD 100 million) 81822 109690 174205 126946* 140443@
　 　 　 　 　 　
Notes: ①Starting from 2009, figures are compiled based on the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification Version 2.0 and the series has been backcasted to 2008.
             ②The Real Wage Indices are derived by deflating the Nominal Wage Indices by the 2004/05-based Consumer Price Index (A).  Starting from
                 March 2009, wage statistics are compiled based on the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification (HSIC) Version 2.0 and the series has been backcasted to 2004.
             ③Public rental housing flats sold by the Housing Authority are classified as subsidised sale flats.
             ④Subsidised sale flats include quarters sold by the Housing Authority and Hong Kong Housing Society that cannot be traded in the open
                  market. Those flats that can be traded in the open market are classified as private permanent housing.
             ⑤Figures include non-domestic quarters for living purpose.
             ⑥Figures include arrival of non-Macao residents via Macao.
             ⑦Figures are for the corresponding financial year.  For example, figures for 2009 represent those for financial year 2009/10.
             ⑧Figures for 2009 are subject to audit by the Director of Audit.
             ⑨Figures are adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.
             ⑩Figures are adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits.Hong Kong dollar is the legal tender in the Hong Kong Special Administrative
                 refers to any currency other than Hong Kong dollar and thus Chinese Renminbi is also treated as a foreign currency.
             ⑪Figures cover both day and evening schools.
             ⑫Refer to City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Lingnan  University,The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 
                 The Hong Kong Institute of Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Hong  Kong University of Science and 
                 Technology and The University of Hong Kong. Starting from 2007, figures also include all students attending self-financing programmes . 
             ⑬Figures are as at end of the financial year.  Financial year is from 1 April to 31 March of the next year, unless otherwise specified.
             ⑭The chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its components have been re-referenced from 2007 to 2008.  
                  Re-referencing affects the levels, but not the rates of change, of the chain volume measures.
             ⑮Position as at end of period.
             ⑯Net international investment position is the difference between total external financial assets and total external financial liabilities.