Chapter 7.25: Yunnan Province


Overview

Yunnan is on China's southern border, facing Myanmar to the west and south-west and Laos and Vietnam to the south. The border of the country extends 4,000 kilometres. Hills and mountains account for 94 per cent of the total area and plains for 6 per cent. The province has a population of 42.874 million and the provincial capital is Kunming. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.25.1.

Table 7.25.1: Major economic indicators, Yunnan Province

Item

2000

2001

Population (millions)

42.408

42.874

Gross domestic product (billion RMB)

195.509

207.747

GDP per capita (thousand RMB)

4.637

 

Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)

   

       Urban residents

6.32345

1.471

       Rural residents

6.798

1.534

Savings (billion RMB) [*]

246.482

277.971

Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)

68.396

72.499

Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB)

43.63

45.054

Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB)

84.324

88.054

Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB)

67.559

74.639

Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB)

58.308

64.08

Source: China Statistical Yearbook2001 and State Statistical Bureau.

[*] Both institutional and private savings




Doing Business with China
Doing Business with China
ISBN: 1905050089
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 648
Authors: Lord Brittan

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