Doing Business with China
Overview
The province is situated in the central part of north-east China, bordered by Russia in the north-east and the People's Democratic Republic of Korea across the Tumen and Yalu rivers in the south-east. Mountains, hills and flat land range from east to west. The total area of the province is 187,400 square kilometres with a population of 27 million. The provincial capital is Changchun. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.7.1.
| Item | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|
| Population (millions) | 26.908 | |
| Gross domestic product (billion RMB) | 182.119 | 203.2 |
| GDP per capita (thousand RMB) | 6.847 | 7.640 |
| Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB) | ||
| Urban residents | 4.811 | 5.340 |
| Rural residents | 2.022 | 2.182 |
| Savings (billion RMB) [*] | 223.23 | 248.42 |
| Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB) | 60.351 | 68.0 |
| Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB) | 39.873 | 40.96 |
| Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB) | 80.028 | 88.084 |
| Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB) | 62.218 | 74.204 |
| Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB) | 81.11 | 90.7 |
| Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2001 and State Statistical Bureau. | ||
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[*] Both institutional and private savings | ||