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22-1 SUMMARY OF KEY STATISTICS
Item | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998
Population and Vital Events |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
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) |  |  |  |  |
(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 |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
Value Added (HK＄ million) |  |  |  |  |
Wholesale | 9484 | 15418 | 16100 | 15760 |
Retail | 20484 | 34257 | 38491 | 38409 |
Import/Export | 87979 | 201050 | 222922 | 232828 |
Transport and Related Services | 37004 | 65763 | 70444 | 71596 |
Storage, Communications, Financing (Except Banking) and Business Services | 32017 | 70402 | 81476 | 100836 |
Land, Building and Construction |  |  |  |  |
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) |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
Inward/Outward Movement of Goods Vehicle (vehicle) | 4733529 | 7999576 | 8191994 | 8543130 | 8543123
Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo |  |  |  |  |
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) |  |  |  |  |
Total Government Revenue① | 89524 | 180045 | 208358 | 218226 | 216115
Total Government Expenditure and Equity Investments① | 85557 | 183158 | 182680 | 194360 | 239356
Money Supply (definition 3)** |  |  |  |  |
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) |  |  |  |  |
Consumer Price Indices |  |  |  |  |
(Oct. 94-Sept. 95 =100) |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
Housing Authority Rental Flats Completed① (number) | 32619 | 14559 | 14946 | 17917 | 9759
Home Ownership Scheme Residential Units Completed① (number) | 9802 | 14868 | 13188 | 12040 | 3320
Education |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance① |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
At Constant (1990) Market Prices |  |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |
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# |
Gross National Product(GNP)⑦ |  |  |  |  |
GNP at Current Market Price (HK＄ million) |  | 1097656 | 1192890 | 1344104# |
Per Capita GNP (HK＄) |  | 178304 | 188889 | 207870# |
Total Net External Factor Income Flows (HK＄ million) |  | 20511 | 14511 | 188 | 7486
Notes: ①Figures are for the corresponding financial year. For example figures for 1996 would represent the |  |  |  |  |
figures for financial year 1996/97. |  |  |  |  |
②Figures are adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits. |  |  |  |  |
③Figures 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. |  |  |  |  |
④Figures are based on average of the closing middle market telegraphic transfer rates or notes rates |  |  |  |  |
for the year. |  |  |  |  |
⑤Figures are as at end of the financial year. |  |  |  |  |
⑥The Chinese term used in the publications of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is "本地生产 |  |  |  |  |
总值". |  |  |  |  |
⑦The Chinese term used in the publications of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is "本地居民 |  |  |  |  |
生产总值". |  |  |  |  |
⑧Formerly known as Hang Seng Consumer Price Index. |  |  |  |  |
* Provisional figure. |  |  |  |  |
** Subject to revision later on. |  |  |  |  |
# The estimates are subject to revisions later on as more data become available. |  |  |  |  |