Chapter 7.22: Chongqing

Overview

Chongqing is located at the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and crossed by the Jialing River in south-west China. It was part of Sichuan province until 1997, when it become the fourth municipality after Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin to be directly under the jurisdiction of the central government. The administrative jurisdiction of the Chongqing government was expanded to include the neighbouring Fuling and Wanxian cities and the Qianjiang region. Chongqing covers a total area of 82,403 square kilometres. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.22.1.

Table 7.22.1: Major economic indicators, Chongqing

Item	2000	2001
Population (millions)	30.92	30.97
Gross domestic product (billion RMB)	158.934	175
GDP per capita (thousand RMB)	5.157	5.655
Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)
Urban residents	6.276	1.892
Rural residents	6.721	1.971
Savings (billion RMB) [*]	190.536	229.405
Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)	57.259	80.182
Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB)	28.30	29.3
Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB)	65.751	72.7
Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB)	64.883	73
Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB)	64.336	69.933
Source: China Statistical Yearbook2001 and State Statistical Bureau.
[*] Both institutional and private savings