|
Forecast rates of change in the Gross Domestic Product and its
expenditure components and in the main price indicators in 1999 :
(i) Rates of change in real terms of :
|
(%)
|
(%)
|
Private consumption expenditure
|
|
2.5
|
Government consumption expenditure
|
|
4
|
Gross domestic fixed capital formation
|
|
-4.0
|
- transfer costs of land and buildings
|
8 |
|
- building and construction
|
-3.8 |
|
- real estate developers' margin
|
-5 |
|
- machinery and equipment
|
-4.4
|
|
| Total exports of goods |
|
-3.7 |
- domestic exports
|
-5 |
|
- re-exports
|
-3.5
|
|
Imports of goods
|
|
-1.7
|
Exports of services
|
|
3
|
Imports of services
|
|
2
|
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
|
0.5 |
- Per capita GDP
|
|
-0.9 |
- Per capita GDP at current market prices
|
HK$189,300 |
|
| |
(US$24,300) |
|
(ii) Rates of change in :
| Composite Consumer Price Index |
|
-2 |
| Consumer Price Index (A) |
|
-1.5 |
| GDP deflator |
|
-1 |
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