Table 1- ECONOMIC GROWTH INDICATORS
SERIES
UNIT
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1. Population
Estimated total population (mid-year)
Thousand
4,444
4,514
4,606
4,900
5,068
(100)
(102)
(104)
(110)
(114)
2. Power consumption
Electricity
Million KWH
7,275
8,275
9,109
10,131
11,230
(100)
(114)
(125)
(139)
(154)
Gas
Thousand therms
17,922
19,689
23,725
28,636
33,397
(100)
(110)
(132)
(160)
(186)
Manufacturing establishments
3. Manufacturing establishments, employment
and wages
Number
36,303
37,568
41,240
42,282
45,409
(100)
(103)
(114)
(117)
(125)
Employees in manufacturing establishments
Thousand
774
755
817
871
892
(100)
(98)
(106)
(113)
(115)
Wage rate movement
(excluding fringe benefits)
Nominal wage index
July 73-June 74:
118
131
146
174
196
100
Real wage index
July 73-June 74:
108
114
121
135
130
100
Position as at March of each year
4. Prices
Consumer price index
5. Transportation
Cargo loaded (ocean-going vessels)
Cargo discharged (ocean-going vessels)
111
118
125
139
161
New consumer price index (A) July 73 to June 74: 100|
Thousand
5,777
6,291
6,717
7,431
8,564
metric tons
(100)
(109)
(116)
(129)
(148)
Thousand
15,752
17,486
18,999
20,448
22,128
metric tons
(100)
(111)
(121)
(130)
(140)
Air cargo
Imports
Metric tons
51,207
70,639
(100)
(138)
91,307
(178)
107,019
(209)
105,200
(205)
Exports
Metric tons
112,028
113,374
137,624
150,389
152,666
(100)
(101)
(123)
(134)
(136)
Goods vehicles
Private cars
6. Tourism
Arrivals
Number
37,108
42,798
47,405
51,780
58,801
(100)
(115)
(128)
(140)
(158)
Number
113,665
122,858
142,049
162,762
190,146
(100)
(108)
(125)
(143)
(167)
Thousand
1,560
1,756
2,055
2,213
2,301
(100)
(113)
(132)
(142)
(148)
7. Investment
Stock exchange turnover
HK$Million
13,156
6,127
27,419
25,633
95,684
(100)
(47)
(208)
(195)
(727)
Cost of new private building completed
HK$Million
1,730
2,435
3,022
3,268
4,673
(100)
(141)
(175)
(189)
(270)
Plant, machinery and equipment (Financial Year: 1 April to 31 March)
HK$Million
5.056
6,251
8,134*
N.A.
N.A.
*Provisional figures
(100)
(124)
(161)
N.A.
N.A.
8. Money and banking
Bank deposits
HK$Million
44,030
53,019
66,858
88,014
N.A.
(100)
(120)
(152)
(200)
N.A.
Bank loans
HK$Million
42,735
55,649
69,225
94,468
N.A.
(102)
(130)
(162)
(221)
N.A.
Currency in circulation
HK$Million
5,177
6,355
7,775
8,784
N.A.
(100)
(123)
(150)
(170)
N.A.
9.
Public Finance
(Financial Year: 1 April to 31 March)
76/77
77/78
78/79
79/80
80/81
Government revenue
HK$Million
7,494
10,233
12,557
13,888*
N.A.
(100)
(137)
(168)
(185)
N.A.
Government expenditure
HK$Million
6,591
8,997
(100)
(137)
11,090
(168)
12,454
N.A.
(189)
N.A.
* Estimates
Note: Figures in brackets are indices with a base figure of 100 in 1976 except for wages (in series 3) where the base figure
is 100 in 1974.