Asia Fact File - Statistical Data Included

Business Asia, Sept 21, 1998

AUSTRALIA
FACT FILE

GDP per capita (1996):                    US$18,296
Real GDP growth (%):                       1996:3.3
                                           1997:2.9
CHINA
GDP per capita (1997, est):                US$756.6
Real GDP growth (%):                       1997:8.8
                                           1998:7.5
HONG KONG
GDP per capita (1997, est):               US$26,499
Real GDP growth (%):                       1997:5.3
                                          1998:-1.2
INDIA
GDP per capita ('97-98, est):              US$396.9
Real GDP growth (%):                       1997:5.2
                                           1998:4.9
INDONESIA
GDP per capita (1997):                      US$1066
Real GDP growth (%):                       1997:4.6
                                         1998:-13.5
JAPAN
GDP per capita (1997):                    US$33,407
Real GDP growth (%):                       1997:0.8
                                          1998:-1.8
SOUTH KOREA
GDP per capita (1996):                    US$9580.2
Real GDP growth (%):                       1997:5.5
                                          1998:-4.8
MALAYSIA
GDP per capita (1997, est):              US$4545.03
Real GDP growth (%):                       1997:6.8
                                          1998:-1.3
PHILIPPINES
GDP per capita (1997):                    US$1149.6
Real GDP growth (%):                       1997:5.2
                                           1998:1.5
SINGAPORE
GDP per capita (1997, est):               US$31,035
Real GDP growth (%):                       1997:7.8
                                           1998:1.3
TAIWAN
GDP per capita (1997, est):               $13,138.9
Real GDP growth (%):                       1997:6.8
                                           1998:5.2
THAILAND
GDP per capita (1997):                    US$2496.8
Real GDP growth (%):                      1997:-0.5
                                          1998:-5.8
VIETNAM
GDP per capita (1997, est):                US$343.9
Real GDP growth GDP (%) .                  1997:8.8
                                           1998:6.1

Source: Bloomberg

GDP is the value of all goods and serves produced in one year.