rn in 2001-2002. Although the Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003 also battered Hong Kong's economy,
a solid rise in exports, a boom in tourism from the mainland because
of China's easing of travel restrictions, and a return of consumer
confidence resulted in the resumption of strong growth from late
2003 through 2006. Moreover, several large initial public offerings
of Chinese companies on the Hong Kong stock exchange since late 2005
have helped to boost Hong Kong's status as a financial hub and have
contributed to the improved performance of the market in late 2006.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$253.1 billion (2006 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):
$187.1 billion (2006 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:
5.9% (2006 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
$36,500 (2006 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 0.1%
industry: 9%
services: 90.9% (2006 est.)

Labor force:
3.63 million (2006 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:
manufacturing 7.5%, construction 7.5%, wholesale and retail trade,
restaurants, and hotels 43.9%, financing, insurance, and real estate
2.9%, transport and communications 7.1%, community and social
services 43.9%
note: above data exclude public sector (2005 est.)

Unemployment rate:
4.9% (2006 est.)

Population below poverty line:
NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
52.25 (2001)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.2% (2006 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
21.1% of GDP (2006 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $35.16 billion
expenditures: $33.02 billion; including capital expenditures of $5.9
billion (2006 est.)

Public debt:
1% of GDP (2006 est.)

Agriculture - products:
fresh vegetables; poultry, pork; fish

Industries:
textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics,
plastics, toys, watches, clocks

Industrial production growth rate:
4% (2006 est.)

Electricity - production:
38.45 billion kWh (2005)

Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001)

Electricity - consumption:
44.55 billion kWh (2005)

Electricity - exports:
4.497 billion kWh (2005)

Electricity - imports:
10.39 billion kWh (2005)

Oil - production:
0 bbl/day (2005 est.)

Oil - consumption:
285,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)