Results of the 2002 Annual Survey of Industrial Production

In 19th December 2003, the Census and Statistics Department released the results of the 2002 Annual Survey of Industrial Production. the gross output of the manufacturing sector amounted to $172.4 billion in 2002, down by 13.1% from a year earlier. The value added of the manufacturing sector, which is a measure of its contribution to Hong Kong's Gross Domestic Product, amounted to $53.4 billion in 2002, or a decrease of 13.6% from a year earlier.

Within the manufacturing sector, the largest broad industry groups in terms of value added in 2002 was paper products, printing and publishing industry.

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Source: Census & Statistics Department