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APPENDIX ♪:MAIN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF TAIWAN PROVINCE

Item 1996 1997 1998
Year-end Population(10 000 persons) 2152.5 2174.3 2192.9
Crude Birth Rate(°) 15.18 15.07 12.43
Crude Mortality Rate(°) 5.71 5.59 5.64
Natural Population Growth Rate(°) 9.47 9.48 6.79
Life Expectancy (Year)      
 Male 72.24    
 Female 78.17    
Labor Force(10 000 persons) 931 943.2 954.6
 Male 566.2 573.1 578
 Female 364.8 370.1 376.7
 Unemployment(10 000 persons) 24.2 25.6 25.7
 Unemployment Rate(%) 2.6 2.72 2.69
GDP      
 At Current Prices(NT$ 100 million) 74775 81312 87204
 At Comparable Prices(1991=100)(NT$ 100 million) 65176 69586 72822
Per Capita GNP 352518 378780 400934
 At Current Prices(NT$)      
 Annual Grouth Rate(%) 7.35 7.45 5.85
 At Comparable Prices(1991=100)(NT$) 306743 326011 338473
 Annual Growth Rate(%) 5.75 6.28 3.82
Sector Composition(%)      
 Agriculture Forestry Hunting and Fishery 3.19 2.55 2.47
 Industry 35.72 35.31 34.56
  Manufactruing 27.92 27.8 27.39
  Electricity Gas & Water 2.48 2.35 2.3
  Construction 4.91 4.7 4.35
 Services 61.09 62.14 62.97
  Wholesale Retail Trade and Catering Trade 16.8 17.23 17.77
  Finance Insurance and Real Estate 19.5 20.56 20.36
  Government Services 10.36 10.19 10.02
Industrial Production Index(1996=100) 100 107.4 110.3
 Manufactruing 100 108.69 111.25
 Electricity Gas & Water 100 106.12 114.23
 Construction 100 83.73 84.17
Principal Manufacturing Products      
 Steel Ingot(10 000 tons) 1227.3 1578.1 1715
 Computer(10 000 units) 891.5 989.8 1170.8
 Main Board(1 000 pcs) 23432 30653 42663
 Motor Vehicle(vehicle) 367000 376000 404000
 Color Picture Tube(1 000 pcs) 14010 15372 15217
       
Total Energy Supply(kl oil equivalent) 83352 88245 92345
Composition of Energy Supply(%)      
 Coal 26.96 29.63 28.88
 Petroleum 53.44 51.25 51.42
 Natural Gas 5.62 6.21 7.03
 Hydropower 2.7 2.69 2.85
 Nuclear Power 11.28 10.22 9.83
Power Energy Consumption(kl oil equivalent) 72216 76807 81118
Composition of Energy Consumption(%)      
 Industry 54.73 56.24 48.5
 Transportation 17.65 17.02 17.02
 Agriculture 2.12 1.87 1.53
 Residence 12.22 11.78 12.5
 Commerce 4.96 5.06 5.65
 Other 6.39 6.18 6.02
 Non-energy Consumption 1.93 1.85 2.4
Imports      
 At NT$(100 million yuan) 28151 32761 35036
 At US$(Mil. US$) 102370 114425 104665
Exports      
 At NT$(100 million yuan) 31766 34817 36933
 At US$(Mil. US$) 115942 122081 110582
Financial Revenue and Expenditures(NT$ 100 million)      
 Revenue 20240 19624  
 Expenditures 20059 19618  
Consumer Price Index(1996=100) 100 100.9 102.6
Exchange Rate      
 NT$ to HK$ 3.58 4.23 4.19
 NT$ to US$ 27.54 32.62 32.26
Student Enrollment(10 000 persons)      
 Primary Education 193.5 190.6 191.1
 Secondary Education 190.9 187.5 181.4
 Higher Education 79.6 85.6 91.6
Percentage of Literates Aged 15 and Over(%) 94.33 94.66 94.92
Public Expenditure for Education as percentage of GNP(%) 6.95 6.85 6.41
Public Health      
Health Personnel(persons) 123829 137829 144070
Medical Care Institutions(unit) 16645 17398 17731
Hospital Beds(unit) 114923 121162 124564
Hospital Beds Per 10 000 Persons 53.39 55.73 56.8