Floor Space Completed and Housing Conditions of Urban and Rural Residents
Year	Floor Space of New Residential Buildings in Urban Areas (100 million sq.m)	Constructed by Urban Individuals	Floor Space of Newly Built Houses in Rural Areas (100 million sq.m)	Per-capita Gross Living Space in Urban Areas (sq.m)	Per-capita Net Living Space in Urban Areas (sq.m)	Per-capita Net Living Space in Rural Areas (sq.m)
1978	0.38		1.00		3.60	8.10
1980	0.92		5.00		3.90	9.40
1985	1.88	0.63	7.22		5.20	14.70
1986	1.93	0.72	9.84	8.80	6.00	15.30
1987	1.93	0.83	8.84	9.00	6.10	16.00
1988	2.03	0.94	8.45	9.30	6.30	16.60
1989	1.56	0.78	6.76	9.70	6.60	17.20
1990	1.73	0.65	6.91	9.90	6.70	17.80
1991	1.93	0.68	7.54	10.30	6.90	18.50
1992	2.40	0.86	6.19	10.70	7.10	18.90
1993	3.07	0.98	4.81	11.00	7.50	20.70
1994	3.57	1.23	6.18	11.40	7.80	20.20
1995	3.75	1.33	6.99	11.80	8.10	21.00
1996	3.94	1.46	8.28	12.30	8.50	21.70
1997	4.05	1.53	8.06	13.00	8.80	22.40
1998	4.77	1.82	7.99	13.60	9.30	23.31
1999	5.59	2.08	8.34	14.20	9.80	24.2
2000	5.49	2.17	7.97	14.90	10.30	24.8
2001	5.75		7.29	15.5		25.7
2002	5.98		7.42	22.8		26.5
2003	6.20		7.60			27.20
Data on per-capita gross and net living space in urban areas are statistics from the Ministry of Construction.