Chapter 7.43: Beihai City


Overview

Beihai is situated on the southern tip of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, facing the Beibu Gulf and bordered by the sea on three sides. It has a total area of 3,337 square kilometres and a population of 1.45 million. In April 1984, Beihai was approved by the State Council as one of the 14 coastal cities to implement further opening policies to the outside world. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.43.1.

Table 7.43.1: Major economic indicators, Beihai City

Item

2000

2001

Population (millions)

1.430648

1.4471

Gross domestic product (billion RMB)

11.37956

12.472

GDP per capita (thousand RMB)

   

Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)

   

       Urban residents

6.167

2.155

       Rural residents

7.013

2.265

Savings (billion RMB) [*]

10.371

11.347

Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)

2.18

1.99

Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB)

3.612

3.735

Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB)

3.06

3.45

Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB)

47.11

5.29

Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB)

3.401

3.737

Source: Beihai Statistical Bulletin 2000 and Beihai Government Work Report 2001

Note: Figures are preliminary and unadjusted

[*] 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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