16-2 Trade of Consumable Markets in Urban and Rural Areas
Item	1985	1990	1998	1999	2000
Number of Free Markets	61337	72579	89177	88576	88811
Urban Areas	8013	13106	24127	24983	26395
Rural Areas	53324	59473	65050	63593	62416
Transaction Value(100 million yuan)	632.3	2168.2	19835.5	21707.8	24279.6
Urban Areas	120.7	837.8	11042.8	12325.7	13800.4
Rural Areas	511.6	1330.4	8792.7	9382.1	10479.2
Of the Transaction Value:
Grain and Oil	49.6	146.8	1464.8	1591.1	1959.5
Meat, Poultry and Eggs	140.1	618.8	3557.4	3802.1	4201.9
Aquatic Products	33.2	182.4	1659	1800.7	2073.4
Vegetables	48.8	264.2	2207	2425.5	2661.8
Dried and Fresh Fruits	25.5	183.5	1234.7	1398.2	1546.2
a) The transaction value by category of commodities in 1985 referred to the data of the rural consumable markets,
and since 1990 the figures have referred to the data of the consumable markets in both rural and urban areas.
b) Data in this table were obtained from the State Administration of Industry and Commerce.