Chapter 7.23: Sichuan Province


Overview

Sichuan Province is situated along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The eastern part of the province is a basin, surrounded by the Daliang, Qionglai, Daba, Wuahan and Emei mountains. The west of the province consists of snow-capped mountains. Mountains account for 49.8 per cent of the total area of the province, plateaux 29 per cent, hilly areas 18.6 per cent and plains 2.6 per cent. The total area is 485,000 square kilometres and the population is 86.396 million. The provincial capital is Chengdu. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.23.1.

Table 7.23.1: Major economic indicators, Sichuan Province

Item

2000

2001

Population (millions)

86.02

86.396

Gross domestic product (billion RMB)

401.025

442.18

GDP per capita (thousand RMB)

4.784

 

Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)

   

       Urban residents

5.894

1.914

       Rural residents

6.360

1.987

Savings (billion RMB) [*]

451.227

525.68

Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)

141.804

157.38

Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB)

945.58

98.17

Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB)

170.049

175.69

Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB)

136.418

168.32

Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB)

152.348

168.04

Source: China Statistical Yearbook2001 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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