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In 2005, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Beijing totaled 68.863 billion Yuan, primary industry had an added value of 9.55 billion Yuan, secondary industry achieved an added value of 20.265 billion Yuan, tertiary industry saw continued development with an added value of 47.643 billion Yuan. The city’s financial revenue reached 91.921 billion Yuan, with an increase of 23.5% over the previous year, the city’s expenditure was 105.8 billion Yuan, experienced a 17.8 % increase.
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In 2005, the city’s sown areas totaled 192,000 hectare, with 24.7% increase over previous year, the city's total yield reached 949,000 tons, which represented 35.2% increase.
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By the end of 2005, there are 6301 above-designated-size industrial enterprises in Beijing, achieved an added value of 162.7 billion Yuan. Among which, Telecommunication equipment manufacturing, Transportation equipment manufacturing, Ferrous metal smelting and pressing, Raw chemical materials and chemical products, Petroleum processing and coking, Nuclear fuel processing became the key industries which support the industrial economy of Beijing. Beijing had the daily capacity of 250,000 mobile telephones and 1,606 motor vehicles.
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Beijing has 2752 qualified construction enterprises in 2005, reached the added value of 31.95 billion Yuan, which became the main contributors to the city’s economical development and city’s construction.
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Beijing, home to headquarters of Bank of China and china’s big-name financial institutions and insurance companies. In 2005 the saving deposit balance in RMB and foreign currency of Beijing’s financial institutions (including foreign-funded financial institutions) reached 2897 billion Yuan, the loan balance was 1533.55 billion Yuan. The income of Insurance businesses both from home and abroad totaled 4.982 billion Yuan, the trading volume in various financial markets reached 932.25 billion Yuan.
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Beijing has more than 300 historic and scenic spots, The Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace are on the UNESCO List of World Heritage. By the end of 2005, there were 594 star-grade hotels, the average room price was 425 Yuan/day, the number of foreign tourists entering Beijing reached 3.63 million, the foreign exchange income from this industry reached US$3.62 billion, the number of domestic tourists reached 0.125 million, spending a total of 130 billion Yuan.
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In recent years, the real estate business has developed rapidly. In 2005 the added value hit 45.53 billion Yuan from this industry, and 152.5 billion Yuan was invested in real estate construction in Beijing, the floor space of sold commercial and residential building reached about 28,032,000 billion sq m, among which 25,660,000 sq m was for residence.
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Beijing has arranged its commerce layout and developed its service facilities to meet the standards of a modern cosmopolitan city. It features many shopping compounds with comfortable shopping environment. People are now able to enjoy delicacies of any kind of Chinese cuisines and from any parts of the world.
Gross retail sales revenue for Beijing's consumer goods equaled 290.28 billion Yuan in 2005, among which the retail sales of the wholesale and retail trade reached 252.94 billion Yuan and 26.8 billion Yuan was from the catering.
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