PRC Economic Statistics
| Table 1: General and Financial Indicators of the People's Republic of China | ||||||||||
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| (All figures are in billions of RMB or percent unless otherwise indicated) | ||||||||||
| Main indicators | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | 8,440.2 | 8,967.7 | 9,921.5 | 10,965.5 | 12,033.3 | 13,582.3 | 15,987.8 | 18,386.8 | 21,087.1 | 24,661.9 |
| Real GDP growth | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 10 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.4 |
| Consumer price index | -0.8 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| Urban per capita disposable income (RMB) | 5,425.1 | 5,854.0 | 6,280.0 | 6,859.6 | 7,702.8 | 8,472.2 | 9,421.6 | 10,493.0 | 11,759.5 | 13,786.0 |
| Rural per capita net income (RMB) | 2,162.0 | 2,210.3 | 2,253.4 | 2,366.4 | 2,475.6 | 2,622.2 | 2,936.4 | 3,254.9 | 3,587.0 | 4,140.0 |
| Unemployment rate* | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Financial indicators | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| M0 supply | 1,120.4 | 1,345.6 | 1,465.3 | 1,568.9 | 1,727.8 | 1,974.6 | 2,146.8 | 2,403.2 | 2,707.3 | 3,033.4 |
| % growth over previous year | 10.1 | 20.1 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 14.3 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 12.1 |
| M1 supply | 3,895.4 | 4,583.7 | 5,314.7 | 5,987.2 | 7,088.2 | 8,411.9 | 9,597.1 | 10,727.9 | 12,603.5 | 15,300.0 |
| % growth over previous year | 11.9 | 17.7 | 16 | 12.7 | 16.8 | 18.7 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 17.5 | 21.0 |
| M2 supply | 10,449.9 | 11,989.8 | 13,461.0 | 15,830.2 | 18,500.7 | 22,122.3 | 25,321.0 | 29,875.6 | 34,560.4 | 40,300.0 |
| % growth over previous year | 14.8 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 19.6 | 14.6 | 17.6 | 15.7 | 16.7 |
| Exchange rate (RMB/$) | 8.28 | 8.28 | 8.28 | 8.28 | 8.28 | 8.28 | 8.28 | 8.07 | 7.8 | 7.30 |
| Foreign exchange reserves ($ billion) | 145.0 | 154.7 | 165.6 | 212.2 | 286.4 | 403.3 | 609.9 | 818.9 | 1,066.3 | 1,530.0 |
| Government deficit | 92.2 | 174.4 | 249.1 | 251.7 | 315 | 293.5 | 209.0 | 228.1 | 216.3 | NA |
| Domestic debt | 331.1 | 371.5 | 418.0 | 460.4 | 567.9 | 615.4 | 687.9 | 692.3 | NA | NA |
| Foreign debt ($ billion) | 146.0 | 151.8 | 145.7 | 170.1 | 171.4 | 1936.3 | 228.6 | 281.0 | 323.0 | NA |
| Sources: PRC National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China Statistical Yearbook; The People's Bank of China Notes:*According to official SSB figures, which do not include underemployment or the migrant population, NA = not available |
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