TNAG-2977-FCO40-1469-Economic-policy-in-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 105

CONTENTS

Paragraph

CHAPTER 1: OVERALL VIEW

Exports and domestic demand

1.1

The employment situation

1.4

Property

1.6

Inflation and the monetary aggregates

1.9

CHAPTER 2: THE EXTERNAL SECTOR

Domestic exports

2.1

Domestic exports to main markets

2.3

Domestic exports by main commodity groups

2.9

Imports

2.10

Re-exports

2.12

The visible trade "gap" and the terms of trade Invisible trade

2.16

2.18

CHAPTER 3: THE FINANCIAL SECTOR

Introduction

3.1

The money supply

3.3

Domestic credit

3.6

Net spot foreign currency position

3.11

Interest rates

3.12

The foreign exchange market

3.13

The securities, gold and commodity markets

3.15

CHAPTER 4: THE LABOUR SECTOR

General developments

4.1

Unemployment

4.2

The supply of and the demand for labour Employment by sectors

4.4

4.8

Wages and earnings

4.13

CHAPTER 5: ACTIVITY IN SELECTED SECTORS

Manufacturing

5.1

Property

5.6

Building and construction

5.13

Land

5.16

Electricity and gas

5.17

Activity in selected tertiary services sectors

5.18

CHAPTER 6: PRICES

General

Import prices

Prices of factors of production

Output prices

Consumer prices

STATISTICAL APPENDIX

6.1

6.3

6.4

6.8

6.13

Page 105Page 106