Exchange 
                  Rate and Foreign Exchange Reserve
                 
                  
                    
                       
                        |  
                           Year 
                         | 
                         
                           Month 
                         | 
                         
                           RMB/100USD 
                         | 
                         
                           RMB/100JPY 
                         | 
                         
                           RMB/100HKD 
                         | 
                         
                           Foreign exchange 
                            reserves 
                         | 
                      
                       
                        |  
                           yuan 
                         | 
                         
                           yuan 
                         | 
                         
                           yuan 
                         | 
                         
                           100 million USD 
                         | 
                      
                      
                        | 2004 | 
                        9 | 
                        827.67 | 
                        7.5199 | 
                        106.08 | 
                        5145.38 | 
                      
                      
                        |   | 
                        10 | 
                        827.65 | 
                        7.6025 | 
                        106.22 | 
                        5424.43 | 
                      
                      
                        |   | 
                        11 | 
                        827.65 | 
                        7.8790 | 
                        106.39 | 
                        5738.82 | 
                      
                      
                        |   | 
                        12 | 
                        827.65 | 
                        7.9697 | 
                        106.39 | 
                        6099.32 | 
                      
                      
                        | 2005 | 
                        1 | 
                        827.65 | 
                        8.0128 | 
                        106.15 | 
                        6236.46 | 
                      
                      
                         | 
                        2 | 
                        827.65 | 
                        7.9147 | 
                        106.07 | 
                        6426.10 | 
                      
                      
                         | 
                        3 | 
                        827.65 | 
                        7.8676 | 
                        106.08 | 
                        6591.44 | 
                      
                      
                         | 
                        4 | 
                        827.65 | 
                        7.7106 | 
                        106.08 | 
                        6707.74 | 
                      
                      
                         | 
                        5 | 
                        827.65 | 
                        7.7431 | 
                        106.18 | 
                        6910.12 | 
                      
                      
                        |   | 
                        6 | 
                        827.65 | 
                        7.6257 | 
                        106.40 | 
                        7109.73 | 
                      
                      
                        |   | 
                        7 | 
                        822.90 | 
                        7.0103 | 
                        100.85 | 
                          | 
                      
                      
                        |   | 
                        8 | 
                        810.19 | 
                        7.3198 | 
                        104.22 | 
                          | 
                      
                       
                        |   | 
                        9 | 
                        809.22 | 
                        7.2871 | 
                        104.21 | 
                          |