| 
| Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) at Current Prices by Economic Activity |  
| $ million |  
| Economic Activity | 1989 | 1992 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998@ |  
| Agriculture and fishing | 1,386 | 1,468 | 1,596 | 1,453 | 1,444 | 1,464 | 1,530 |  
| Industry | 132,992 | 152,943 | 156,103 | 163,426 | 175,127 | 181,184 | 174,632 |  
| Mining and quarrying | 224 | 205 | 249 | 317 | 311 | 272 | 301 |  
| Manufacturing | 96,170 | 99,764 | 87,354 | 84,770 | 82,769 | 80,049 | 70,849 |  
| Electricity, gas and water | 10,860 | 15,637 | 22,175 | 23,578 | 26,989 | 29,212 | 33,546 |  
| Construction | 25,738 | 37,337 | 46,325 | 54,761 | 65,058 | 71,650 | 69,937 |  
| Services | 364,557 | 577,709 | 792,482 | 851,235 | 953,642 | 1050,386 | 996,400 |  
| Wholesale, retail and import/export
trades, restaurants and hotels | 124,749 | 190,760 | 249,167 | 270,520 | 301,277 | 313,270 | 288,081 |  
| Transport, storage and communications | 44,654 | 71,227 | 92,109 | 102,199 | 111,087 | 112,829 | 109,510 |  
| Financing, insurance, real
estate and business services | 97,297 | 178,923 | 254,346 | 247,985 | 284,119 | 322,618 | 284,273 |  
| Community, social and personal
services | 70,124 | 110,703 | 151,293 | 175,956 | 198,967 | 220,451 | 233,009 |  
| Ownership of premises | 51,534 | 80,941 | 115,659 | 134,933 | 147,547 | 171,383 | 170,974 |  
| Adjustment for financial intermediation
services indirectly measured | -23,800 | -54,846 | -70,101 | -80,358 | -89,356 | -90,164 | -89,446 |  
| Production-based GDP at
factor cost | 498,935 | 732,120 | 950,172 | 1,016,115 | 1,130,212 | 1,233,034 | 1,172,563 |  
| Taxes on production and
imports | 25,390 | 48,777 | 56,286 | 52,974 | 62,443 | 85,001 | 62,538 |  
| Production-based GDP at
market prices | 524,326 | 780,897 | 1,006,458 | 1,069,089 | 1,192,656 | 1,318,035 | 1,235,101 |  
| Expenditure-based GDP at
market prices | 523,861 | 779,335 | 1,010,885 | 1,077,145 | 1,191,890 | 1,323,862 | 1,262,296 |  
| Statistical discrepancy | 0.1% | 02.% | -0.4% | -0.7% | 0.1% | -0.4% | -2.2% |  Note:
 @ Figures are subject to revisions
later on as more data become available.
 
 Source:
 Hong Kong Government Census
and Statistics Department (2000), Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics,
2000Edition. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government Printer, p366.           
          
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