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   | 
  
   | 
  
   | 
 
| 
   Item  | 
  
   1995  | 
  
   1996  | 
  
   1997  | 
  
   1998  | 
  
   1999  | 
 
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   | 
  
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| 
   Number of
  Corporation Unit  | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
   | 
 
| 
   Engaged in Wholesale
  and Retail Trades  | 
  
   548487  | 
  
   592487  | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
   27115  | 
 
| 
   Engaged in Catering
  Trade  | 
  
   45201  | 
  
   48240  | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
   3266  | 
 
| 
   Persons
  Engaged                    (person)  | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
   | 
 
| 
   In Wholesale and Retail
  Trade  | 
  
   41515693  | 
  
   44991244  | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
   4922171  | 
 
| 
   In Catering Trade  | 
  
   7100962  | 
  
   7753108  | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
   660850  | 
 
| 
   Wholesale
  and Retail Trade  | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
   | 
 
| 
   Total Purchases     (100 million
  yuan)  | 
  
   36983.6  | 
  
   38549.7  | 
  
   39788.3  | 
  
   24297.4  | 
  
   24580.8  | 
 
| 
   Total Sales        
  (100 million
  yuan)  | 
  
   40545.3  | 
  
   42546.9  | 
  
   55168.7  | 
  
   56437.7  | 
  
   58780.1  | 
 
| 
   Total Inventory   (  100 million yuan)  | 
  
   6705.5  | 
  
   7227.3  | 
  
   7544.8  | 
  
   3789.7  | 
  
   3629.7  | 
 
| 
   Total Retail
  Sales of Consumer Goods  | 
  
           
    | 
  
              | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
   | 
 
| 
   (100  million yuan)  | 
  
   20620.0  | 
  
   24774.1  | 
  
   27298.9  | 
  
   29152.5  | 
  
   31134.7  | 
 
| 
   By Location of
  Establishments  | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
   | 
 
| 
   City  | 
  
   12376.7  | 
  
   14951.2  | 
  
   16650.4  | 
  
   17825.2  | 
  
   19091.6  | 
 
| 
   County  | 
  
   2919.6  | 
  
   3280.0  | 
  
   3500.1  | 
  
   3681.9  | 
  
   3892.5  | 
 
| 
   Under   | 
  
   5323.7  | 
  
   6542.9  | 
  
   7148.4  | 
  
   7645.4  | 
  
   8150.6  | 
 
| 
   By Sector  | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
           
    | 
  
   | 
 
| 
   Wholesale and Retail
  Trade  | 
  
   13801.3  | 
  
   16205.1  | 
  
   18108.3  | 
  
   19185.8  | 
  
   20551.8  | 
 
| 
   Catering Trade  | 
  
   1579.2  | 
  
   2024.9  | 
  
   2433.3  | 
  
   2816.4  | 
  
   3199.6  | 
 
| 
   Manufacturing  | 
  
   1540.7  | 
  
   1775.3  | 
  
   1987.9  | 
  
   2037.6  | 
  
   2094.5  | 
 
| 
   Farm Producers  | 
  
   2777.6  | 
  
   3261.9  | 
  
   3744.9  | 
  
   4088.7  | 
  
   4205.0  | 
 
| 
   Others  | 
  
   921.2  | 
  
   1506.9  | 
  
   1024.5  | 
  
   1024.0  | 
  
   1083.8  | 
 
| 
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   | 
  
   | 
  
   | 
  
   | 
  
   | 
 
| 
   a)
  Figures since 1998 on purchase, sales and inventory by wholesale and retail trade
  refer to units above designated size. b)
  Data on total retail sales of consumer goods since 1997 exclude purchase of
  commodity housing by households. c)
  Number of corporation unit and persons engaged in 1999 refer to those
  enterprises above designated Size.  | 
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