| 16-8 Number of Persons Employed in Enterprises above Designated Size | |||||
| in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Catering Services by Region (2001) | |||||
| (person) | |||||
| Region | Total | Wholesale Trade | Retail Trade | Catering Services | |
| National Total | 4825325 | 1982927 | 2063028 | 779370 | |
| Beijing | 277731 | 79891 | 155780 | 42060 | |
| Tianjin | 113787 | 47280 | 49940 | 16567 | |
| Hebei | 201402 | 84362 | 105284 | 11756 | |
| Shanxi | 144670 | 58982 | 69514 | 16174 | |
| Inner Mongolia | 45978 | 17137 | 23694 | 5147 | |
| Liaoning | 222593 | 83813 | 99922 | 38858 | |
| Jilin | 106989 | 51336 | 37367 | 18286 | |
| Heilongjiang | 111792 | 40511 | 62918 | 8363 | |
| Shanghai | 272579 | 76819 | 152181 | 43579 | |
| Jiangsu | 386077 | 156737 | 178394 | 50946 | |
| Zhejiang | 255326 | 111991 | 83134 | 60201 | |
| Anhui | 124642 | 68073 | 49401 | 7168 | |
| Fujian | 135467 | 60529 | 44296 | 30642 | |
| Jiangxi | 71183 | 40533 | 22154 | 8496 | |
| Shandong | 396575 | 163781 | 176856 | 55938 | |
| Henan | 349683 | 164730 | 158977 | 25976 | |
| Hubei | 247334 | 124704 | 95429 | 27201 | |
| Hunan | 152341 | 74543 | 56260 | 21538 | |
| Guangdong | 432027 | 149642 | 117322 | 165063 | |
| Guangxi | 112143 | 44775 | 45707 | 21661 | |
| Hainan | 14076 | 3797 | 3622 | 6657 | |
| Chongqing | 97677 | 36689 | 36368 | 24620 | |
| Sichuan | 176247 | 58281 | 83876 | 34090 | |
| Guizhou | 47142 | 26407 | 16138 | 4597 | |
| Yunnan | 93297 | 54120 | 34316 | 4861 | |
| Tibet | 2151 | 884 | 1267 | ||
| Shaanxi | 81266 | 33415 | 38446 | 9405 | |
| Gansu | 51840 | 22059 | 23702 | 6079 | |
| Qinghai | 15225 | 6456 | 7810 | 959 | |
| Ningxia | 18270 | 5191 | 9806 | 3273 | |
| Xinjiang | 67815 | 35459 | 23147 | 9209 | |