Table 2
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Overall total (manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors taken together) of the stock of inward direct investments
1994
1995
1995/1994
Major investor country
(HK$ Bn)
(HK$ Bn)
(% change)
Total
499.6
532.6
+7%
United Kingdom
143,4
145.4
+ 1%
China
96.0
107.5
+12%
Japan
86.9
87.6
+ 1%
United States of America
64.5
71.7
+11%
Others
108.8
120.4
+11%
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Provisional statistics of restaurant receipts & purchases
The value of total receipts for the restaurants sector in the year of 1996, estimated at $55.3 billion, increased by 5% when compared with 1995. The value of total purchases of restaurants, estimated at $20 billion, also increased by 6%.
These are the provisional figures on restaurant receipts and purchases released today (Wednesday) by the Census and Statistics Department.
After discounting the effect of price changes over the period, total restaurant receipts increased by 2% in volume terms. This reflected a notable improvement from the decline of 2% in volume in 1995.
The largest growth in total receipts in 1996 was recorded for non-Chinese restaurants and fast food shops, by 11% and 10% respectively in value, and by 7% and 4% respectively in volume.