|
Parameters
|
Y-on-Y
% Change
|
Value
US$
|
As
of
|
|
Macro
Economy
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
Domestic Product (GDP)
|
+6.54%
*
|
$188.8
bn
|
2006
|
|
GDP
(forecast)
|
+5%
to 6% *
|
-
|
2007
|
|
Per
capita GDP
|
+5.77%
**
|
$27,500
**
|
2006
|
|
Composite
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
|
+2%
|
-
|
2006
|
|
Unemployment
rate
|
-
|
5.6%
|
2006
|
|
Population
|
+0.7%
|
6.86 m
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
& Trade
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI) inflows
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|
+28%
|
$42.9bn
|
2007
|
|
No.
of foreign regional operations
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|
+1.17%
|
3,890
|
Jun
2007
|
|
Imports
of goods
|
+11.6%*
|
$333.3
bn **
|
2006
|
|
Exports
of goods
|
+9.4%*
|
$315.5
bn **
|
2006
|
|
Exports
of services
|
+14%*
|
$72.4
bn **
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial
|
|
|
|
|
Market
capitalisation (2nd in
Asia
) (47.6% Mainland)
|
+63%
|
$1,714
bn
|
2006
|
|
No.
of listed companies (30.5% Mainland)
|
+3.3%
|
1,173
|
2006
|
|
No.
of Initial Public Offerings (IPO)
|
-15.0%
|
46
|
Nov
2006
|
|
Amount
raised in IPO
|
+80%
|
$35.3
bn
|
Nov
2006
|
|
Total
equity funds raised (4th in the world)
|
+51%
|
$54.6
bn
|
Nov
2006
|
|
No.
of banking institutions (69 of world's top 100 in end May 2006)
|
+0.35%
|
286
|
Nov
2006
|
|
Foreign
currency reserves
|
+8.4%
|
$132.7
bn
|
Nov
2006
|
|
No.
of fund management companies
|
-
|
234
|
2005
|
|
Assets
under management
|
-
|
$580
bn
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Infrastructure
|
|
|
|
|
Airport
throughput
|
|
|
|
|
-
Cargo (in tonnes) (1st in the world)
|
+5.2%
|
3.56
m
|
2006
|
|
-
Passengers
|
+8.8%
|
43.3
m
|
2006
|
|
Port
handling throughput (in TEUs) (2nd
in the world)
|
+4.1%
|
23.5 m
|
2006
|
|
Vessel
tonnage registered (5th in the world)
|
+9.2%
|
32.5
m
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Broadband
Coverage & Mobile Penetration
|
|
|
|
|
Broadband
coverage
|
|
|
|
|
-
Commercial buildings
|
-
|
100%
|
Aug
2006
|
|
-
Residential buildings
|
-
|
over
99%
|
Aug
2006
|
|
Mobile
phone penetration rate
|
-
|
131%
|
Aug
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tourism
& Retail
|
|
|
|
|
Total
visitor arrivals
|
+8.1%
|
25.2 m
|
2006
|
|
-
Mainland
|
+8.4%
|
13.6 m
|
2006
|
|
-
International
|
+7.96%
|
11.6 m
|
2006
|
|
Average
hotel occupancy rate
|
-
|
87%
|
2006
|
|
Retail
sales
|
+5.8%
|
$28
bn
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax
system
|
|
|
|
|
Tax
Regime
|
|
|
|
|
-
Profits tax rate
|
-
|
16.5%
|
Proposed
2008-09
|
|
-
Salaries tax rate (Standard tax rate, 15%)
|
-
|
Max.
17%
|
Proposed
2008-09
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pearl
River Delta region
|
|
|
|
|
PRD
as a whole:
|
|
|
|
|
-
GDP
|
-
|
$10
trillion
|
Jan
2007
|
|
-
GDP / Registered population
|
-
|
$7,600
|
Jan
2007
|
|
-
Registered population
|
-
|
1.3 bn
|
Jan
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CEPA
free trade provisions
|
|
|
|
|
Approved
no. of Certificates of HK Origin for products
|
-
|
18,265
|
Nov
2006
|
|
Approved
no. of HK Service Suppliers
|
-
|
1,014
|
Nov
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
real growth rate
|
|
|
|
|
**
at current market prices
|
|
|
|
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Sources:
Census & Statistics Dept, Hong Kong SAR Government, International
Monetary Fund (IMF), World Investment Report, UNCTAD, Marine Department,
Hong Kong SAR Government,
Hong Kong
Tourism Board
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