| Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods by Location of Retailers | ||||
| (100 million yuan) | ||||
| Year | Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods |
City | County | Under County Level |
| 1978 | 1558.6 | 505.2 | 380.4 | 673.0 |
| 1980 |
2140.0 | 733.6 | 399.4 | 1007.0 |
| 1985 | 4305.0 | 1874.5 | 737.2 | 1693.3 |
| 1989 | 8101.4 | 3666.8 | 1329.5 | 3105.1 |
| 1990 | 8300.1 | 3888.6 | 1337.4 | 3074.1 |
| 1991 | 9415.6 | 4529.8 | 1491.2 | 3394.6 |
| 1992 | 10993.7 | 5470.3 | 1689.8 | 3833.6 |
| 1993 | 12462.1 | 7224.9 | 2039.5 | 3197.7 |
| 1994 | 16264.7 | 9661.2 | 2407.2 | 4196.3 |
| 1995 | 20620.0 | 12376.7 | 2919.6 | 5323.7 |
| 1996 | 24774.1 | 14951.2 | 3280.0 | 6542.9 |
| 1997 | 27298.9 | 16650.4 | 3500.1 | 7148.4 |
| 1998 | 29152.5 | 17825.2 | 3681.9 | 7645.4 |
| 1999 | 31134.7 | 19091.6 | 3892.5 | 8150.6 |
| 2000 | 34152.6 | 21110.3 | 4217.2 | 8825.1 |
| 2001 | 37595.2 | 23543.4 | 4583.2 | 9468.6 |
| 2002 | 42027.1 | 26986.3 | 4880.4 | 10132.5 |
| 2003 | 45842.0 | 29777.3 | 5247.8 | 10816.9 |
| a) Figures before 1992 refered to retail sales of
commodities. b) The sum of provincial figures do not add up to the national total, as the national total is adjusted. |
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