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Table 1: Capital expenditure in real terms on building

and construction and on plant and machinery

HK$Mn in

constant 1980 dollars

Growth rate (year-on-year) (%)

1986

1987

1984 1985 1986

1984

1985 1986

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q1 Q2 Hl

Capital

19,110 17,634 17,607

-6

-8

0

-6 -3

12 4 5

8 10

expenditure

on building

and

construction

Private

111,47 11,375 11,563

-4

2

2

-5 -1 6 6

15

5 10

sector

Public

7,963 6,259 6,044 -10

-21

-3

-8 -8 -1 4 8

15

10

sector

Capital

15,489 15,458 16,976

19

0 10

4 -6 11 30

24

28

26

expenditure

on plant and

machinery

Private

14,795 14,918 16,599

22

1 11

8

-4

11

24 30

28 26

sector

Public

sector

694

540 377 -24

-22

-30

-50 -69 -8 48 9 53 20

Notes:

The quarterly and half-yearly data are preliminary estimates taken from the quarterly estimates of the gross domestic product compiled by the Census & Statistics Department. These estimates are subject to subsequent revisions. They are restricted to internal reference only and should not be quoted publicly.

The annual data may, nevertheless, be quoted freely. The figures for 1986 are part of the revised preliminary estimate of expenditure on the gross domestic product, while those for 1985 are part of the revised provisional GDP estimate.

Source :

Census & Statistics Department

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