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(d) GDP by Economic Activity at Constant (2000) Prices

2001

2005@

2006@

Year-on-year rates of change in real terms of value added

of major economic activities (%)

Manufacturing

-9.1

+2.1

+2.2

Construction

-2.2

-9.2

-7.9

Services

+1.8

+8.0

+8.6

of which:

Wholesale, retail and import and export trades,

+0.3

+14.4

+9.9

restaurants and hotels

Transport, storage and communications

+1.9

+8.0

+9.0

Financing, insurance, real estate and business services

+0.5

+8.7

+14.2

Community, social and personal services

+4.0

+0.4

+2.1

Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.

§ Less than 0.05%.

Source: National Income Branches (1) and (2), Census and Statistics Department.

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