Table 8
(Chapter 3: The Economy)
Government Expenditure and the Economy
Appendices ❘ 479
HK$ Million
Revised
Actual
Actual
Estimate
2000-2001
2004-2005
2005-2006
Government Expenditure (see Table 6)
Operating Expenditure
186,686
196,906
194,749
Capital Expenditure
38,105
39,272
36,339
Total Government Expenditure
224,791
236,178
231,088
Other public bodies
42,716
20,959
19,167
Total Public Expenditure
267,507
257,137
250,255
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at
1,314,789
1,291,568@
1,382,203@
current market prices(1)
Growth in GDP(1);
Nominal terms
Real terms
Growth in Public Expenditure:
Nominal terms
Real terms
Public Expenditure as percentage of GDP
+3.8%
+4.7%
+7.0%@
+10.0%
+8.6%
+7.3%
-0.7%
-5.1%
-2.7%
-0.4%
-3.5%
-2.0%
20.3%
19.9%
18.1%
Note: (1) Figures refer to calendar years of 2000, 2004 and 2005.
Source: Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Government Secretariat.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 3658)