Appendix 6 Table 8 (Chapter 3: The Economy)   Government Expenditure and the Economy HK$ Million   Actual 2000-2001   Actual 2004-2005   Revised Estimate 2005-2006   Government Expenditure (see Table 6)               Operating Expenditure 186,686   196,906   194,749     Capital Expenditure 38,105   39,272   36,339                     Total Government Expenditure 224,791   236,178   231,088     Other public bodies 42,716   20,959   19,167                     Total Public Expenditure 267,507   257,137   250,255                   Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 1,314,789   1,291,568 @ 1,382,203 @   current market prices (1)             Growth in GDP(1):               Nominal terms +3.8%   +4.7% @ +7.0% @   Real terms +10.0%   +8.6% @ +7.3% @ Growth in Public Expenditure:               Nominal terms -0.7%   -5.1%   -2.7%     Real terms -0.4%   -3.5%   -2.0%   Public Expenditure as percentage of GDP 20.3%   19.9%   18.1%       Note: (1) Figures refer to calendar years of 2000, 2004 and 2005. Source: Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Government Secretariat. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 3658)