Doing Business with China
Overview
Bordering the South China Sea, Guangdong is one of the southernmost provinces in China. Mountains cover 33 per cent of the entire territory, hilly areas 25 per cent, plains 23 per cent and tableland 19 per cent. It has a coastline of more than 4,300 kilometres and a total area of 179,756 square kilometres. The population is 77.83 million and the provincial capital is Guangzhou. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.19.1.
| Item | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|
| Population (millions) | 77.068 | 77.8341 |
| Gross domestic products (billion RMB) | 966.223 | 1055.647 |
| GDP per capita (thousand RMB) | 12.885 | |
| Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB) | ||
| Urban residents | 9.679 | 3.642 |
| Rural residents | 10.415 | 3.770 |
| Savings (billion RMB) [*] | 168.503 | 194.2849 |
| Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB) | 314.513 | 354.729 |
| Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB) | 100.006 | 100.453 |
| Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB) | 486.875 | 530.40 |
| Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB) | 379.342 | 424.80 |
| Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB) | 407.149 | 451.528 |
| Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2001 and State Statistical Bureau. | ||
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[*] Both institutional and private savings | ||