Chapter 7.32: Dalian City

Overview

Dalian, one of the largest cities in Liaoning province , is located at the southern end of Liaodong peninsula in north-eastern China. It faces the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west. The Shandong peninsula is to the south. The port of Dalian is the trade gateway to the sea and provides access to and outlets for the three provinces in north-eastern China (Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang) and also the eastern part of Inner Mongolia. Dalian covers an area of 12,574 square kilometres and has a population of 5.5 million. Major economic indicators are shown in Table 7.32.1.

Table 7.32.1: Major economic indicators, Dalian City

Item	2000	2001
Population (millions)	5.515	5.546
Gross domestic product (billion RMB)	104.712	12.356
GDP per capita (thousand RMB)	2,447	2700
Disposable income per capita (thousand RMB)
Urban residents	6.862	3.739
Rural residents	7.418	3.900
Savings (billion RMB) [*]	137.06	156.39
Investment in fixed assets (billion RMB)	26.86	30.51
Value-added of primary industry (billion RMB)	10.60	11.14
Value-added of secondary industry (billion RMB)	51.04	57.42
Value-added of tertiary industry (billion RMB)	488.45	55.0
Total retail sales of consumer goods (billion RMB)	49.70	53.42
Source: China Statistical Yearbook2001 and State Statistical Bureau.
[*] Both institutional and private savings