Chapter 7.17: Hubei Province


Overview

Hubei is situated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in central China. Topographically it is an incomplete basin with heights on the eastern , western and northern fringes forming a horseshoe round the central and southern regions . The central area is dotted with lakes and the western part is formed by a chain of mountains including Wudang. The total area is 185,900 square kilometres and the population is 59.75 million. The provincial capital is Wuhan. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.17.1.

Table 7.17.1: Major economic indicators

Item

2000

2001

Population (millions)

59.60

59.7456

Gross domestic product (billion RMB)

427.632

466.228

GDP per capita (thousand RMB)

7.188

 

Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)

   

       Urban residents

5.52454

2.269

       Rural residents

5.856

2.352

Savings (billion RMB) [*]

355.719

423.847

Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)

133.920

155.175

Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB)

66.230

69.217

Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB)

212.370

231.37

Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB)

149.032

165.65

Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB)

178.94

197.516

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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