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China Statistics

Demographic
Economic

Consumer Behavior
Infrastructure
WTO Accession

Demographic

Area: 3,705,386 sq mi

Population (Unit : 1 million)

1990

1,143

1995 1,211
2000 1,266

Population by Residence (%)

 

Urban(%)

Rural(&)

1990

26.4%

73.6%

1995

29.0%

71.0%

2000

36.2%

63.8%

Population Structure by Age

1990

2000

Age 0-14

27.69

22.89

Age 15-64

66.74

70.15

Age 65 and above

5.57

6.96


Large Cities:
1. Shanghai (11,800.000 metro area)
2. Beijing (8,450,000 metro area )
3. Hong Kong (6,750,000 metro area)
4. Tianjing (5,350,000 metro area)
5. Shenyang (4,669,737 metro area)
6. Wuhan (4,040,113 metro area)
7. Guangzhou ( 3,935,193 metro area)
8. Chungquing (3,127,178 metro area)
9. Haerbin (2,990,921 metro area)
10. Xian (2,872,539 metro area)

Ethnicity: Han Chinese 91.9%
China has 56 ethnic groups

Religions: Officially atheist but traditional religion contains elements of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism

Economic

GDP: $4.8 trillion
GDP per capita: $3,800
Real growth rate: 7%
Inflation: 1.3%
Unemployment: Urban ~ 10%
Labor force: 700 million
Agriculture -- 50%
Industry - 24%
Services - 6%
Exports: $194.9 million
Imports: $165.8 billion

Mainland China's Export Share by Region: (% of Total)

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001(Jan-Oct)

Guangdong

40.8

41.2

39.8

36.9

35.7

Yangtze River delta

21.5

23.1

25.6

28.3

30.2

Bohai Rim Region

20.9

20.4

20.1

20.3

20.3

Others

16.8

15.3

14.4

14.5

13.8

Total

100

100

100

100

100

Foreign Direct Investment in China

1997

1998

1999

2000

US$ billion

45.3

45.5

40.3

40.7

Source: MOFTEC & China Statistical Yearbook

China's Market Share in Export Markets

1997

1998

1999

2000

Sep00-Aug01

US

7.1

7.7

7.9

8.2

8.6

Japan

12.4

13.3

13.8

14.5

15.6

Germany

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.5

Singapore

3.4

4.8

5.1

5.3

5.8

General Retail Price Index

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

114.8

106.1

100.8

97.4

97

98.5

Economic Indicators by Province,1999 (Source: 2000 China Statistical YearBook)

Province

GDP(Rmb bn)

Per Capita GDP (Rmb)

Household Consumption

Fixed asset Investment

(Rmb bn)

Rural

Urban

Guangdong

846.4

11,728

2,842

8,987

293.7

Jiansu

769.9

10,665

2,560

6,239

244.2

Shandong

766.2

8,679

2,188

6,060

222.1

Zhejiang

536.5

12,037

2,797

7,985

195.8

Henan

457.6

4,894

1,376

4,214

120.7

Hebei

456.9

6,932

1,688

5,033

177.1

Liaoning

417.2

10,086

2,209

6,366

112.0

Province

GDP(Rmb bn)

Per Capita GDP (Rmb)

Household Consumption

Fixed asset Investment

(Rmb bn)

Rural

Urban

Shanghai

403.5

30,805

5,870

11,943

185.6

Hubei

385.8

6,514

1,698

5,295

123.9

Sichuan

371.2

4,452

1,610

4,876