Appendix 6
Table 1
Appendices ❘ 495
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
(a) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
1999
2003@
2004@
GDP (HK$ billion)
At current market prices
1,246.1
1,220.0
1,282.0
(-2.6)
(-2.2)
(+5.1)
At constant (2000) market prices
1,169.5
1,361.2
1,472.0
(+3.4)
(+3.2)
(+8.1)
Per capita GDP (HK$)
At current market prices
188,622
179,336
186,267
(-3.6)
(-2.5)
(+3.9)
At constant (2000) market prices
177,019
200,088
213,875
(+2.4)
(+2.9)
(+6.9)
(b) GDP by Expenditure Component
1999
2003R
2004@
Expenditure components at current
market prices (HK$ billion)
Private consumption expenditure(1)
754.5
705.0
750.2
Government consumption expenditure
120.0
130.1
126.9
Gross domestic fixed capital formation
325.3
269.1
287.8
Changes in inventories
-10.6
9.5
7.0
Exports of goods (f.o.b.)
1,349.0
1,749.1
2,027.0
Exports of services(1)
265.5
347.4
407.6
Less: Imports of goods (f.o.b.)
1,373.5
1,794.1
2,099.5
Imports of services
184.1
GDP
1,246.1
196.1 1,220.0
225.0
1,282.0
Ratio of expenditure components to GDP at current
market prices (%)
Private consumption expenditure(1)
60.5
57.8
58.5
Government consumption expenditure
9.6
10.7
9.9
Gross domestic fixed capital formation
26.1
22.1
22.5
Changes in inventories
-0.9
0.8
0.5
Exports of goods (f.o.b.)
108.3
143.4
158.1
Exports of services(1)
21.3
28.5
31.8
Less: Imports of goods (f.o.b.)
110.2
147.0
163.8
Imports of services
14.8
16.1
17.6
GDP
100.0
100.0
100.0