Major Indexes for 2005

Guangzhou GDP will be increased by 12%; Total investment in social fixed assets will be increased by 10%; The total retail sales of social consumer goods will be increased by 9%; Total export volume of foreign trade will be increased by 10%.  Direct foreign investment will be increased by 9%; The per capita disposable income of urban residents will be increased by 6% and that of rural residents will be increased by 5%; And the consumer price index of the urban residents will be around 2% up.  The registered unemployment rate in the city will be limited within 3.5%. The natural population birth rate shall be controlled within 4.6‰.

Source: Guangzhou Municipal Government

Editor: Jessie Hwang