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Table 2

(Chapter 3: The Economy)

Gross National Income (GNI)

Appendices

6

HK$ Billion, unless otherwise specified

2007

2011@

2012@

In chained (2010) dollars

GDP

1,670.2

1,863.0

1,889.8

Net external primary income flows

54.3

50.9

40.0

External primary income inflow

939.8

1,014.0

980.1

External primary income outflow

885.4

963.1

940.2

RGNI(1)

1,775.2

1,901.9

1,909.7

(+8.2)

(+4.8)

(+0.4)

Per capita GDP (HK$)

241,482

263,442

264,142

Per capita RGNI (HK$)

256,672

268,945

266,916

(+7.3)

(+4.1)

(-0.8)

At current market prices

GDP

1,650.8

1,936.1

2,040.1

Net external primary income flows

52.8

52.8

43.5

External primary income inflow

903.2

1,059.4

1,069.2

External primary income outflow

850.4

1,006.5

1,025.7

GNI

1,703.6

1,988.9

2,083.6

(+10.7)

(+9.6)

(+4.8)

Per capita GDP (HK$)

Per capita GNI (HK$)

238,676

273,779

285,146

246,312

281,250

291,224

(+9.8)

(+8.9)

(+3.5)

Notes:

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

The entire data series of GDP and GNI have been revised following the completion of a technical exercise by the Census and Statistics Department in September 2012 to incorporate the latest international statistical standards as stipulated in the United Nations' System of National Accounts 2008 in the GDP compilation framework of Hong Kong, and those stipulated in the International Monetary Fund's Sixth Edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual in the compilation of external primary income flows figures.

GNI (formerly known as Gross National Product (GNP)) is a measure of the total income earned by residents of an economy from engaging in various economic activities, irrespective of whether the economic activities are carried out within the economic territory of the economy or outside. GNI is obtained by adding net external primary income flows (ie external primary income inflow minus external primary income outflow) to GDP of the same year.

(1) Real Gross National Income (RGNI) is obtained by adding the terms of trade adjustment and real net external

primary income flows to real GDP.

Source: Balance of Payments Branch, Census and Statistics Department

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