16-2    Trade of Consumable Markets in Urban and Rural Areas
Item
	1985	1990	1999	2000	2001
Number of Free Markets	61337	72579	88576	88811	86454
Urban Areas	8013	13106	24983	26395	26699
Rural Areas	53324	59473	63593	62416	59755
Transaction Value(100 million yuan)	632.3	2168.2	21707.8	24279.6	24949.4
Urban Areas	120.7	837.8	12325.7	13800.4	14319.7
Rural Areas	511.6	1330.4	9382.1	10479.2	10629.6
Of the Transaction Value:
Grain and Oil	49.6	146.8	1591.1	1959.5	1868.5
Meat, Poultry and Eggs	140.1	618.8	3802.1	4201.9	4185.3
Aquatic Products	33.2	182.4	1800.7	2073.4	2076.8
Vegetables	48.8	264.2	2425.5	2661.8	2695.2
Dried and Fresh Fruits	25.5	183.5	1398.2	1546.2	1584.4
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 For Industry & Commerce.