Table 2:
Innovation output index ranking of major cities in the Pearl River Delta.
(Source: converted from the data of "Global Competitiveness Report (2009-2010)").
Urban innovation output index
Guangzhou
Shenzhen
Foshan
Dongguan
Zhongshan
Zhuhai
Chongqing
Macao
Patent application index
7
1
3
2
5
6
4
8
Patent index
3
1
2
4
7
6
5
8
GDP growth index
3
1
2
1
4
3
5
4