Parameters Y-on-Y % Change Value  US$ As of Macro Economy       Gross Domestic Product (GDP) +6.3% * $206.7 bn 2007 GDP (forecast) +3% to 3.5% * - 2008 Per capita GDP +7.97% ** $29,800 ** 2007 Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI) +2% - 2007 Unemployment rate - 4% 2007 Population +0.7% 6.92 m 2007         Investment & Trade       Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows (Click here for more) +32.9% $59.9bn 2007 No. of foreign regional operations (Click here for more) +1.17% 3,890 Jun 2007 Imports of goods +10.3%* $367.7 bn ** 2007 Exports of goods +9.2%* $344.6 bn ** 2007 Exports of services +14.2%* $82.7 bn ** 2007         Financial       Market capitalisation (2nd in Asia) (58% Mainland) +55% $2,654 bn 2007 No. of listed companies (35% Mainland) +5.8% 1,241 2007 No. of Initial Public Offerings (IPO) +82.6% 84 2007 Amount raised in IPO +5.9% $37.4 bn 2007 Total equity funds raised +39% $75.7 bn 2007 No. of banking institutions (69 of world's top 100) -2.5% 279 2007 Foreign currency reserves +15.1% $152.7 bn 2007 No. of fund management companies -4.7% 223 2006 Assets under management +36.4% $791 bn 2006         Infrastructure       Airport throughput       - Cargo (in tonnes) (1st in the world) +4.5% 3.7 m 2007 - Passengers +7.5% 47.8 m 2007 Port handling throughput (in TEUs) (2nd in the world) +1.6% 23.88 m 2007 Vessel tonnage registered - 37.14 m GT Apr 2008         Broadband Coverage & Mobile Penetration       Broadband coverage       - Commercial buildings - 100% Mar 2008 - Residential buildings - over 99% Mar 2008 Mobile phone penetration rate - 152% Jan 2008         Tourism & Retail       Total visitor arrivals +11.6% 28.2 m 2007 - Mainland +13.9% 15.5 m 2007 - International +8.8% 12.7 m 2007 Average hotel occupancy rate -1% 86% 2007 Retail sales +12.8% $31.8 bn 2007         Tax system       Tax Regime       - Profits tax rate - 16.5% 2008 - Salaries tax rate (Standard tax rate, 15%) - Max. 17% 2008         Pearl River Delta region       PRD as a whole:       - GDP - $269.3 bn 2006    - GDP / Registered population - $9,559 2006 - Registered population - 28.17 m 2006         CEPA free trade provisions       Approved no. of Certificates of HK Origin for products - 33,403 Apr 2008 Approved no. of HK Service Suppliers - 1,193 Apr 2008         * real growth rate ** at current market prices Sources: Census & Statistics Dept, Hong Kong SAR Government, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Investment Report, UNCTAD, Marine Department, Hong Kong SAR Government, Hong Kong Tourism Board