Everyone is interested in China these days, and almost everyone is also interested in China’s real estate as well. Here are some macro economics data I gathered from Chinese news articles.
The one says that in 2005 GDP of the Yangtz Delta economical body surpassed Zhujian (Pearl River) delta and Beijing, Tianjing combined:
发改委8月30日发布的数据显示，今年(i.e. 2005)上半年，长江三角洲的经济总量30994.28亿元，已经超过珠江三角洲（7312.22亿元）和京津唐环渤海经济带（7559亿元）经济GDP总和。
This one says in 2005 disposable income per capita reached US$2,000 in Suzhou.
2005年底，我市(Suzhou)人均GDP按户籍人口计算达到66826元（按现行汇率折算超过8000美元），比省目标值高1.8倍，按常住人口计算达到54143元（按现行汇率折算超过6000美元），比省目标值高1.3倍。全市城镇居民人均可支配收入达到16276元，农民人均纯收入达到8393元，分别比省目标值高276元、393元。