GDP Estimates by K.R. Chou (Individual Scholars)

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Name Type Unit Of Measure Description
Gdp_yr Date Year
Gdp_choucurlow_a Number HKD Million  GDP Current Price (Low) 
Gdp_choucurhi_a Number HKD Million  GDP Current Price (High) 
Gdp_choudep_a Number HKD Million  Depreciation 
Gdp_chouotax_a Number HKD Million  Outlay Taxes 
Gdp_choudtax_a Number HKD Million  Direct Taxes 
Footnotes
GDP Estimates by Individual Scholars
Period: 1947- 64
Unit: HKD Million unless otherwise stated
Source: Edward Szczepanik (1958), The Economic Growth of Hong Kong.
Edward Szczepanik (1960), The National Income of Hong Kong, 1947 - 1960: Tables 13, 14, which is a paper prepared for the First Asian Conference of the I.A.R.I.W. held in the University of Hong Kong, 21 - 28 August, 1960.
K.R. Chou (1966), The Hong Kong Economy: Miracle of Growth.
Note: 1) The figures from Szczepanik and Chou are their own estimates before offical estimation of GDP started.
2) Szczepanik's Estimates
(a) GDP at Factor Cost: Estimates for 1953/54, 1955/56, 1957/58 are obtained by indirect method (interpolation and adjustment to other data.);
(b) Gross Domestic Formation: Estimates for 1947/48 - 1954/55 are taken from The Economic Growth of Hong Kong, Table 42; estimates for 1955/56 - 1958/59 are from Mr. C. Stratton's paper presented at the I.A.R.I.Ws Conference in Hong Kong, August 1960.
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