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Table 8

(Chapter 3: The Economy)

Government Expenditure and the Economy

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HK$ Million

Revised

Actual

Actual

Estimate

2000-2001

2004-2005

2005-2006

Government Expenditure (see Table 6)

Operating Expenditure

186,686

196,906

194,749

Capital Expenditure

38,105

39,272

36,339

Total Government Expenditure

224,791

236,178

231,088

Other public bodies

42,716

20,959

19,167

Total Public Expenditure

267,507

257,137

250,255

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at

1,314,789

1,291,568@

1,382,203@

current market prices(1)

Growth in GDP(1);

Nominal terms

Real terms

Growth in Public Expenditure:

Nominal terms

Real terms

Public Expenditure as percentage of GDP

+3.8%

+4.7%

+7.0%@

+10.0%

+8.6%

+7.3%

-0.7%

-5.1%

-2.7%

-0.4%

-3.5%

-2.0%

20.3%

19.9%

18.1%

Note: (1) Figures refer to calendar years of 2000, 2004 and 2005.

Source: Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Government Secretariat.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 3658)