2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009a | 2010a | 2011b | 2012b | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ bn) | 189.9 | 207.1 | 215.4 | 209.3 | 225.0 | 237.0 | 251.9 |
Nominal GDP (HK$ bn) | 1,475 | 1,616 | 1,677 | 1,622 | 1,748 | 1,848 | 1,965 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 7.0 | 6.4 | 2.3 | -2.7 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 5.9 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
Government consumption | 0.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
Gross fixed investment | 7.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | -3.9 | 8.1 | -1.7 | 4.0 |
Exports of goods & services | 9.4 | 8.3 | 2.6 | -10.1 | 16.8 | 9.0 | 8.3 |
Imports of goods & services | 9.1 | 9.2 | 2.3 | -9.0 | 17.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | -5.0 | -6.4 | -18.7 | 0.8 | -0.5c | -0.5 | -0.5 |
Industry | -2.9 | -0.3 | 1.7 | -4.8 | 7.9 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Services | 6.9 | 6.8 | 2.6 | -1.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.0 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1c | 7.1c | 7.1 | 7.2 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 38,703c | 42,145c | 43,820c | 42,819c | 45,947c | 48,957 | 52,395 |
Recorded unemployment (av; %) | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.4c | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP) | |||||||
Public-sector balanced | 4.0 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.5c | 2.4 | 2.3 |
Net public debt | 13.3 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 37.7 | 17.2c | 9.2 | 7.2 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate HK$:US$ (end-period) | 7.78 | 7.80 | 7.75 | 7.76 | 7.78 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
Exchange rate ¥:HK$ (end-period) | 15.31 | 14.32 | 11.71 | 12.00 | 10.62 | 10.48 | 10.38 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
Producer prices (av; %) | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.6 | -1.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 10.0 | 15.1 | 8.9 | 34.4 | 9.2 | 16.7 | 14.3 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 16.2 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 15.8 | 4.5 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 7.9 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | -14,030 | -19,698 | -23,128 | -26,861 | -42,965 | -45,908 | -53,640 |
Goods: exports fob | 317,638 | 345,944 | 365,232 | 321,830 | 394,026 | 439,202 | 473,795 |
Goods: imports fob | -331,668 | -365,642 | -388,359 | -348,691 | -436,991 | -485,110 | -527,435 |
Services balance | 35,680 | 42,121 | 45,223 | 42,513 | 56,427 | 62,452 | 70,247 |
Income balance | 3,521 | 5,696 | 10,698 | 5,530 | 4,707 | 10,226 | 14,361 |
Current transfers balance | -2,234 | -2,576 | -3,320 | -3,177 | -3,369 | -3,306 | -3,439 |
Current-account balance | 22,937 | 25,544 | 29,474 | 18,005 | 14,800 | 23,464 | 27,530 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 54,007 | 85,558 | 48,643 | 39,926 | 49,800c | 69,400 | 71,300 |
Debt service paid | 6,754c | 7,525c | 10,290c | 6,608c | 5,100c | 6,194 | 8,154 |
Principal repayments | 4,050c | 4,059c | 5,712c | 4,736c | 3,645c | 4,303 | 5,267 |
Interest | 2,705c | 3,466c | 4,578c | 1,872c | 1,455c | 1,892 | 2,887 |
Debt service due | 6,754c | 7,525c | 10,290c | 6,608c | 5,100c | 6,194 | 8,154 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 133,210 | 152,693 | 182,527 | 255,842 | 268,731 | 284,954 | 291,552 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. c Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. d Fiscal years (beginning April 1st of year indicated). | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics. |
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