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Shanghai VS San Francisco
Gross Regional Product RMB 915.4 Billion Population 18.7 Million
Fiscal Revenue :

RMB 409.6 Billion

Consumer Price Index 101
Average Labor Force Supply: RMB6.823 Unemployment Rate: 4.40%
Economic Structure:
In 2005,the realized added value in the city's secondary industry reached 447.592 billion yuan, up 87.8% over 2000, or an annual increase of 13.4% on aveage, according to the compareble prices. The realized added value in the tertiary industry totaled 458.838 billion yuan, up 66.7% over 2000, or an annual increase of 10.8% on average. The ratio of the city's primary industry, secondary industry and tertiary industry had changed from 1.8:47.6:50.6 in 2000 to 0.9:48.9:50.2 in 2005.
Major Industries: Manufacturing of electronic and informantion products
Production of complete equipment Petrochemical and fine chemical processing Fine steel products manufacturing
Auto making
Biomedicine
Banking
Ocean shipping
International Trade: Total Value of Foreign Imports and Exports(100 million USD) 1863.65
Imports(100 million USD)956.23
Exports(100 million USD)907.42
International Airports:
Pudong International Airport
International Seaports:
Shanghai
Interstate Highways: A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,A6,A7,A8,A9,A11,A12,A13,A14,A15,A16,A17,A20,A30
Housing: The average housing prices in Shanghai:
13200 Yuan foe the urban district
8000 Yuan for the suburban district
Source:Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau, Shanghai Foreign Economic Relation and Trade Commission

Gross Regional Product USD 200 Billion Population 6.7Million
Per Capita Income: USD 65.00 Housebold Income: USD83,839
Average Labor Force Supply: USD 3,790,900 Unemployment Rate: 5.40%
Occupations: More than one-third in managerial, professional or technical operations, The region is in the top tanking nationally for its proportion of scientists, lawyers, computer programmers, musicians, engineers, business consultants, authors, physicians and artists.
Major Industries: Computers and Electronics
Bioscience/Biotechnology/Health Services
Banking and Financial Services
Agribusiness and food processing
Telecommunications
Business Services
Tourism
Retail and Wholesale Trade
International Trade: 1999 Exports-$44 billion in merchandise
San Jose (Silicon Valley)top exporting metro area in country-total of over $28 billion in exports in 1999, and a growth rate of 75% from 1993-1999
International Airports:
San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose
International Seaports:
Oakland and San Francisco
Interstate Highways: 1-5,80,280,380,580,680,780,880,980 and U.S. Highways:101
Housing: The madian price paid foe a home in the nine-country Bay Area was $611,000 in September 2006.