Shantou is situated in the south-
|
Item |
2000 |
2001 |
|---|---|---|
|
Population (millions) |
4.59 |
4.62 |
|
Gross domestic product (billion RMB) |
47.79 |
46.099 |
|
GDP per capita (thousand RMB) |
10.529 |
10.017 |
|
Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB) |
||
|
Urban residents |
8.706 |
4.343 |
|
Rural residents |
8.951 |
4.089 |
|
Savings (billion RMB)* |
52.614 |
57.823 |
|
Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB) |
11.152 |
10.184 |
|
Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB) |
4.59 |
4.443 |
|
Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB) |
22.382 |
21.135 |
|
Value-added of
|
19.98 |
20.521 |
|
Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB) |
21.9 |
22.416 |
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A great number of key infrastructure projects have been completed over the last two decades, including Guangzhou-Meizhou-Shantou Railway, Shenzhen-Shantou Expressway, Across-Bay Bridge, Queshi Bridge, the International Container Dock, a 500-kilovolt Power Transmission and Transformation Project, the Eastern Guangdong Information Building and Shantou International Cable Landing Station. Shantou Harbour has grown into one of the twenty biggest hubs in the country. Modern transport links, power supply and advanced telecommunications are in place.
In 2000, Shantou's foreign trade value totalled US$4.213 billion, down by 4.6 per cent from US$4.391 billion in 1999. Total export value was US$2.596 billion, a drop of 3.6 per cent from US$2.694 billion in 1999. The city's export value was equivalent to 44.87 per cent of Shantou's GDP of RMB47.79 billion (US$5.786 billion), contributing 2.82 per cent to the total export value of Guangdong Province. Of the city's total export earnings, US$1.866 billion came from general export, down by 1.4 per cent on the previous year; the remaining US$729 million came from the outbound processing trade, a drop of 8.5 per cent.
The city exported to 151
|
Country/region |
Export value (US$ million) |
% of export total |
|---|---|---|
|
1995 |
||
|
Hong Kong |
1,101.94 |
80.67 |
|
Japan |
57.59 |
4.20 |
|
Singapore |
41.89 |
3.10 |
|
USA |
36.68 |
2.70 |
|
Malaysia |
15.08 |
1.10 |
|
Total |
1,253.18 |
91.77 |
|
2000 |
||
|
Hong Kong |
1,345.96 |
51.8 |
|
USA |
304.68 |
11.7 |
|
Japan |
196.48 |
7.6 |
|
Singapore |
89.79 |
3.5 |
|
Panama |
66.73 |
2.6 |
|
Total |
2,003.64 |
77.2 |
Import value totalled US$1.617 billion in 2000, 4.7 per cent less than US$1.697 billion in 1999. Electromechanical products; plastics, industrial chemical products and petroleum gas were the key imports, each having a total import value over US$100 million. Imports came from 72 countries and regions and the top five markets combined (see Table 7.46.3) had a 60.78 per cent share of the city's total import value. Australia was the largest supplier of the city's imports, with Malaysia second.
|
Country/region |
Import value (US$ million) |
% of import total |
|---|---|---|
|
1995 |
||
|
Republic of Korea |
415.08 |
18.49 |
|
Japan |
305.96 |
13.63 |
|
Hong Kong |
285.51 |
12.72 |
|
Taiwan Province |
236.80 |
0.55 |
|
Russia |
201.29 |
8.97 |
|
Total |
1,444.64 |
64.36 |
|
2000 |
||
|
Australia |
177.15 |
22.45 |
|
Malaysia |
38.48 |
17.55 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
76.95 |
9.75 |
|
USA |
43.52 |
5.52 |
|
Republic of Yemen |
43.48 |
5.51 |
|
Total |
479.58 |
60.78 |