The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Чтение книги онлайн.

СКАЧАТЬ Hong Kong

       reverted to Chinese administration on 1 July 1997 it had extensive

       trade and investment ties with China. Hong Kong has been further

       integrating its economy with China because China's growing openness

       to the world economy has increased competitive pressure on Hong

       Kong's service industries, and Hong Kong's re-export business from

       China is a major driver of growth. Per capita GDP compares with the

       level in the four big economies of Western Europe. GDP growth

       averaged a strong 5% in 1989–1997, but Hong Kong suffered two

       recessions in the past 6 years because of the Asian financial crisis

       in 1998 and the global downturn of 2001–2002. The Severe Acute

       Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak also battered Hong Kong's

       economy, but a boom in tourism from the mainland because of China's

       easing of travel restrictions, a return of consumer confidence, and

       a solid rise in exports resulted in the resumption of strong growth

       in late 2003.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $213 billion (2003 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       3.3% (2003 est.)

      GDP - per capita:

       purchasing power parity - $28,800 (2003 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 0.1% industry: 12.1% services: 87.9% (2003 est.)

      Investment (gross fixed):

       22.3% of GDP (2003)

      Population below poverty line:

       NA

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

       lowest 10%: NA

       highest 10%: NA

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       −2.6% (2003 est.)

      Labor force:

       3.5 million (2003 est.)

      Labor force - by occupation:

       manufacturing 8.2%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade,

       restaurants, and hotels 43.5%, financing, insurance, and real estate

       19.5%, transport and communications 7.8%, community and social

       services 17.8% (Note: above data exclude public sector) (2002 est.)

      Unemployment rate:

       7.9% (2003)

      Budget:

       revenues: $26.17 billion

       expenditures: $32.64 billion, including capital expenditures of $5

       billion (2003)

      Agriculture - products:

       fresh vegetables, poultry, fish, pork

      Industries:

       textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics,

       plastics, toys, watches, clocks

      Industrial production growth rate:

       −9.2% (2003 est.)

      Electricity - production:

       30.48 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - consumption:

       37.12 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - exports:

       1.581 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - imports:

       10.36 billion kWh (2001)

      Oil - production:

       0 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       257,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       NA (2001)

      Oil - imports:

       NA (2001)

      Natural gas - production:

       0 cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

       680.9 million cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

       0 cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

       680.9 million cu m (2001 est.)

      Current account balance:

       $17.42 billion (2003)

      Exports:

       $225.9 billion f.o.b., including reexports (2003 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

       electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear,

       watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones

      Exports - partners:

       China 42.6%, US 18.7%, Japan 5.4% (2003)

      Imports:

       $230.3 billion (2003 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

       electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, foodstuffs,

       transport equipment, raw materials, semimanufactures, petroleum,

       plastics; a large share is reexported

      Imports - partners:

       China 43.5%, Japan 11.9%, Taiwan 6.9%, US 5.5%, Singapore 5%, South

       Korea 4.8% (2003)

      Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:

       $118.4 billion (2003)

      Debt - external:

       СКАЧАТЬ