The 2008 Beijing Olympics is expected to provide 1.82 million jobs in the Chinese capital, the Beijing Morning Post reported.

　　The jobs will be created between 2004 and 2008, according to a just-released research report on investment in the 2008 Olympics and economic development in Beijing.

　　The Olympics factor will add 0.8 percentage points to Beijing's average annual gross domestic product growth during the five-year period,.

　　Beijing has launched a new round of infrastructure construction and is building an Olympic sports and culture zone to embrace an Olympic park and 17 gymnasiums.

　　Beijing has pumped 220 billion yuan (US$27 billion) into infrastructure development projects during the 2001-2005 period, a growth of nearly 60 percent from the 138.3 billion yuan for the 1996-2000 period.