Table A: Gross National Product (GNP) and External Factor Income Flows (EFIF) by Income Component (At Current Market Prices), Fourth Quarter 2001 to Third Quarter 2003
 
HK$ million
Type of Income Component 2001 2002 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003
4th Qtr 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr
Direct Investment Income
            Inflow Total 168,497   174,720   34,366   40,591   43,532   51,833   38,764   42,497   38,607   46,911  
            Outflow Total 244,838   245,257   51,288   57,881   59,962   71,899   55,515   53,510   54,185   62,713  
            Net Flow Total -76,341   -70,537   -16,922   -17,290   -16,430   -20,066   -16,751   -11,013   -15,578   -15,802  
 
Portfolio Investment Income
            Inflow Total 96,338   92,208   21,101   24,562   22,032   24,721   20,894   25,673   24,977   24,085  
            Outflow Total 26,835   26,981   5,215   4,047   11,015   5,519   6,399   3,652   13,046   6,219  
            Net Flow Total 69,503   65,227   15,887   20,514   11,016   19,202   14,495   22,021   11,930   17,867  
 
Other Investment Income
            Inflow Total 119,730   65,868   21,511   17,793   17,612   16,075   14,388   13,025   12,145   9,884  
            Outflow Total 71,718   38,675   13,272   9,991   10,052   9,587   9,045   8,083   6,958   6,370  
            Net Flow Total 48,012   27,193   8,239   7,802   7,559   6,488   5,343   4,942   5,187   3,514  
 
Compensation of Employees
            Inflow Total 30   13   6   5   3   3   2   2   2   2  
            Outflow Total 30   13   6   5   3   3   2   2   2   2  
            Net Flow Total 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  
Total EFIF
            Inflow Total 384,595   332,809   76,985   82,951   83,179   92,632   74,047   81,196   75,731   80,883  
            Outflow Total 343,420   310,925   69,781   71,924   81,034   87,007   70,961   65,246   74,191   75,305  
            Net Flow Total 41,174   21,884   7,204   11,027   2,146   5,625   3,086   15,950   1,539   5,578  
GDP 1,269,975   1,259,771   328,076   298,319   306,223   324,677   330,551   297,842   288,082   318,492  
  (-1.4)   (-0.8)   (-2.5)   (-3.0)   (-1.4)   (0.2)   (0.8)   (-0.2)   (-5.9)   (-1.9)  
 
GNP 1,311,149   1,281,655   335,280   309,346   308,369   330,302   333,637   313,792   289,621   324,070  
  (0.1)   (-2.2)   (-0.4)   (-3.6)   (-2.4)   (-2.6)   (-0.5)   (1.4)   (-6.1)   (-1.9)  

Notes: 1. Statistics on GNP and EFIF for 2003 are preliminary figures. They are subject to revision when more data become available. In the light of the latest information available, figures on GNP and EFIF for the four quarters of 2002 and for the year 2002 as a whole have been revised.
2. Figures in brackets refer to year-on-year percentage changes.
3. Individual figures may not add up exactly to the total due to rounding.
     

Last updated: 19 December 2003