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Table 1

Capital expenditure in real terms on building and construction and on plant and machinery

(HK$Mn in constant 198 dollars)

1987

1988

1985 1986 1987

01 Q2 Q3 04

Q1 Q2

H1

Capital expenditure on building and

17,634 17,600 18,794 (-8) (0) (7)

5,007 4,250 4,601 4,936 (12) (8) (5) (3)

5,055 4,451 (1) (5)

9,506

(3)

11,375 11,556 12,243 (2) (2) (6)

construction

Private

sector

Public

sector

6,259 6,044 6,551 (-21) (-3) (8)

Capital

expenditure on plant and

machinery

15,457 16,796 21,485 (0) (9) (28)

3,013 2,962 2,998 3,270 (15) (5) (3) (2)

1,994 1,288 1,603 1,666 (8) (15) (9) (4)

4,584 5,190 5,894 5,817 (24) (29) (53) (12)

3,165 3,189 (5) (8)

6,354 (6)

1,890 1,262 3,152 (-5) (-2) (-4)

5,054 6,088 11,142 (10) (17) (14)

Private sector

14,917 16,419 21,040 (1) (10) (28)

4,462 5,129 5,801 5,648 (24) (29) (54) (12)

Public

sector

540 377 445 (-22) (-30) (18)

122

(9)

61 (53)

93 169 (12) (19)

4,859 5,955 10,814 (9) (16) (13)

195 133

328 (60) (118) (79)

Notes:

Source :

( ) Figures in brackets represent percentage changes over the same

period in the preceding year.

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 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 1987 are part of the revised preliminary estimate of expenditure on the gross domestic product, while those for 1986 are part of the revised provisional GDP estimate.

Census & Statistics Department

G.F. 326,

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