Table 1
15.05.2007
Rates of Growth of Output and Employment in China,
1980-2000
1980-90
1990-2000
Primary Sector
Annual Employment Growth
2.8
-0.8
Annual Value Added Growth
6.2
3.8
Employment Elasticity
0.45
-0.21
Secondary
Sector
Annual Employment Growth
5.9
1.6
Annual Value Added Growth
9.5
13.5
Employment Elasticity
0.62
0.12
Tertiary
Sector
Annual Employment Growth
7.9
5.1
Annual Value Added Growth
12.2
9.1
Employment Elasticity
0.65
0.56
All Sector
Annual Employment Growth
4.1
1.1
Annual Value Added Growth
9.3
10.1
Employment Elasticity
0.44
0.11
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