Resources, Trade, and National Income

Natural resources:

• The natural resources of Hong Kong can be divided into three categories:

1. Metalliferous minerals and non-metalliferous minerals
2. Quarried rock
3. Sand deposits

Labor:

• Hong Kong has a population of roughly 7 million people, but despite this small population they came in ranking 15th in total exports in comparison to the rest of the world. The last statistics were in 2007 but at that time 3.46 million of the possible 3.65 people in the labor force were employed and of that only 117,800 were unemployed and only 75,500 were underemployed.

Capital:

• Not available

Exports:

• Hong Kong exported $362.1 billion of goods in 2008, and $92.3 billion in services

Imports:

• Hong Kong imported $387.9 billion of goods in 2008, and $45.8 billion in services

Exchange rate:

• One American dollar is worth seven Hong Kong dollars or HKD for short

Consumption:

• Not available

Investment:

• In 2010 the amount of investment on an inward flowing basis in Hong Kong was 8473.2 billion HKD

Government:

• Not available