Markets in Urban and Rural Areas
Item	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Number of Free Markets (unit)	88576	88811	87418	82498	81017	71552
Urban Areas	24983	26395	27663	26529	27006	25404
Rural Areas	63593	62416	59755	55969	54011	46148
Business Volume (100 million yuan)	21707.8	24279.6	24949.4	25975.7	26497.5
Urban Areas	12325.7	13800.4	14319.7	15140.1	15447.5
Rural Areas	9382.1	10479.2	10629.7	10835.6	11050.0
Of the Business Volume
Grain and Oil	1591.1	1959.5	1868.5	2095.5	2324.9
Meat, Poultry and Eggs	3802.1	4201.9	4185.3	4468.0	4541.4
Aquatic Products	1800.7	2073.4	2076.8	2205.4	2246.0
Vegetables	2425.5	2661.8	2695.2	2887.7	2938.1
Dried and Fresh Fruits	1398.2	1546.2	1584.4	1692.2	1708.8
a) Data in this table were obtained from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.