Chapter 7.14: Jiangxi Province


Overview

The province lies in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River . It is surrounded by mountains, with the Wuyi and Huaiyau mountains on the east and the Mufu and Luoxiao mountains on the west. There are many rivers and streams in the province. Poyang Lake is the largest fresh-water lake in China. The total area is 166,900 square kilometres and the population is 41.40 million by the end of 2000. The provincial capital is Nanchang. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.14.1.

Table 7.14.1: Major economic indicators, Jiangxi Province

Description

2000

2001

Population (millions)

41.40

 

Gross domestic product (billion RMB)

200.307

217.934

GDP (thousand RMB)

4.851

 

Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)

   

       Urban residents

5.104

2.135

       Rural residents

5.506

2.232

Savings (billion RMB) [*]

196.71

228.67

Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)

51.608

na

Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB)

48.514

50.503

Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB)

70.076

78.765

Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB)

81.717

88.581

Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB)

70.49

76.334

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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