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HONG KONG: A HARD-EARNED SUCCESS

Growth trends of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and per capita GDP

Index (1966 = 100)

800

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

Improvement in economic well-being:

GDP in real terms rose by 6 times whilst per

capita GDP in real terms rose by about 3 times from 1966.

In 1994, GDP amounted to HK$1,019 billion (US$132 billion) and per capita GDP to HK$168,151 (US$21,760)

at current prices.

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GDP in real terms

Per capita GDP in real terms

66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94

Contributions to Gross Domestic Product by major economic sectors

Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels 21.4%

1980

Manufacturing 23.7%

Others 12.5%

Transport, storage and communication

7.4%

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Finance, insurance,

real estate and other business

services 23%

GDP at

current prices:

HKS 142 billion

(US$ 28 billion)

Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels 26.5%

1993

Manufacturing 11.4%

Others 11.1%

Community, Transport,

storage and

social and

personal

communication

services

9.9%

12.1%

Finance, insurance, real estate and other business services 25.7%

Community, social and personal services 15.3%

HK$ 898 billion

(US$ 116 billion)

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