Chapter 7.2: Tianjin


Overview

Tianjin municipality is directly under the jurisdiction of central government. In addition, it is one of the 14 coastal cities designated by the State Council to implement open policies to encourage foreign investment. Situated in the eastern part of the North China Plain, west of the Bohai Sea and south of the Yanshan Mountains, Tianjin is 137 kilometres south-east of Beijing and it is Beijing's gateway to the sea. Most of the land is flat and open. Tianjin has a total area of 11,305 square kilometres and a population of 10.01 million. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.2.1.

Table 7.2.1: Major economic indicators, Tianjin

Item

2000

2001

Population (millions)

10.011

10.041

Gross domestic product (billion RMB)

163.936

182.7

GDP per capita (thousand RMB)

17.993

19.986

Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)

   

Urban residents

8.136

8.958

Rural residents

4.371

4.825

Savings (billion RMB) [*]

228.17

256.26

Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)

61.094

70.5

Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB)

7.354

7.9

Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB)

82.017

89.2

Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB)

74.565

85.66

Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB)

73.7

83.8

Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2001 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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