16-42 Post and Telecommunication Services
							Philately	Number of	Number of	Number of	Number of	Number of
Year	Business Volume of	Business	Business	Number of	Pieces of	Newspapers		Long Distance	Subscribers	Mobile	Users	Subscribers					Public
	Post and	Volume of	Volume of	Letters	Express	and		Telephone	of Pagering	Telephone	of Internet	of Local	Number of	#Residential	Rural	#Residential	Telephone
Region	Telecommunication	Post	Telecommunication	(100 million	Mail	Magazines		Calls	Services	Subscribers	Services	Telephone	Urban	Telephone	Telephone	Telephone	(10 000
	Services		Services	pcs)	Services	Circulation	(10 000	(10 000	(10 000	(10 000	(10 000	at Year-end	Telephone	Subscribers	Subscribers	Subscribers	subscribers)
	(100 million yuan)				(10 000 pcs)	(10 000 copies)	pieces)	times)	subscribers)	subscribers)	persons)	(10 000subscribers)	Subscribers
1978	34.09			28.35		11250		18574				192.5	119.2		73.4		1.2
1980	39.03			33.13		16431		21404				214.1	134.2		79.9		1.4
1985	62.21			46.78		30172		38254				312.0	219.0	4.1	93.1	2.0	2.7
1989	123.46			57.28	247.3	17704		78462	23.7	1.0		568.0	439.6	89.6	128.4	21.3	4.0
1990	155.54	45.95	109.59	54.87	343.3	20078	71233	116292	43.7	1.8		685.0	538.4	152.7	146.6	30.7	4.6
1991	204.39	52.75	151.63	52.11	566.7	23277	123523	172921	87.4	4.8		845.1	670.8	239.0	174.2	49.5	5.4
1992	290.94	64.36	226.57	57.18	959.2	25104	167303	287380	222.0	17.7		1146.9	920.6	415.4	226.3	79.0	8.4
1993	462.71	80.26	382.45	68.70	2156.2	25511	210885	506853	561.4	63.9		1733.2	1407.4	800.4	325.8	139.5	15.8
1994	688.19	95.89	592.30	76.50	4019.5	24096	236849	757639	1033.0	156.8		2729.5	2246.8	1489.4	482.7	274.9	38.7
1995	988.85	113.34	875.51	79.55	5562.7	21689	239250	1013966	1739.2	362.9		4070.6	3263.6	2358.4	807.0	551.4	85.0
1996	1342.04	133.29	1208.75	78.68	7096.6	21157	303436	1273951	2536.2	685.3		5494.7	4277.8	3224.6	1216.9	907.3	138.0
1997	1773.29	144.34	1628.95	68.55	6878.9	21875	451729	1554026	3254.6	1323.3		7031.0	5244.4	4057.2	1786.6	1406.6	193.9
1998	2431.21	166.28	2264.94	65.51	7331.8	22989	502850	1825941	3908.2	2386.3		8742.1	6259.8	4911.1	2482.3	2070.7	259.5
1999	3330.82	198.44	3132.38	60.52	9091.3	25035	522475	1782529	4674.5	4329.6		10871.6	7463.3	5894.4	3408.4	2949.2	297.4
2000	4792.70	232.80	4559.90	77.71	11031.4	20090	453500	2107542	4884.3	8453.3		14482.9	9311.6	7219.4	5171.3	4597.8	352.0
2001	4556.26	457.42	4098.84	86.93	12652.7	21811	344114	2199823	3606.4	14522.2		18036.8	11193.7	8535.3	6843.1	6197.7	346.2
2002	5695.80	494.69	5201.12	106.01	14036.2	17620	244159	1927910	1872.1	20600.5		21422.2	13579.1	10196.7	7843.1	7183.8	985.5
2003	7019.79	541.04	6478.75	103.84	17237.8	16594	183421	1960283	1057.6	26995.3	7950	26274.7	17109.7	12533.9	9165.0	8389.7	1561.4
Beijing	287.29	31.32	255.96	8.38	1188.8	803	13387	78849	11.8	1108.9	398	683.7	602.3	432.6	81.4	81.3	35.9
Tianjin	113.93	8.97	104.96	2.20	321.5	191	6794	33147	9.6	383.4	144.6	360.1	358.5	237.9	1.6	1.6	24.1
Hebei	293.18	21.02	272.17	4.01	651.0	777	6460	81617	29.8	1253.2	289.1	1339.0	731.5	558.7	607.5	582.5	43.4
Shanxi	144.51	12.12	132.38	1.16	199.9	567	3249	39785	28.6	600.9	148.8	674.3	463.6	361.1	210.7	195.1	48.1
Inner Mongolia	108.36	8.51	99.85	1.37	191.7	249	3082	21648	10.4	479.1	74.9	427.7	342.8	260.1	85.0	76.5	16.1
Liaoning	296.01	19.05	276.97	1.60	619.8	352	4413	104078	61.7	1080.3	291.5	1278.7	907.4	618.9	371.3	354.0	73.7
Jilin	152.90	11.30	141.61	1.72	330.1	198	2792	40059	31.2	633.2	146.5	594.6	417.2	354.6	177.4	169.6	23.3
Heilongjiang	221.92	20.48	201.43	1.53	339.6	413	4869	34146	102.3	856.5	226	874.4	658.1	563.6	216.3	208.0	41.8
Shanghai	292.35	31.47	260.88	7.34	1148.7	847	4041	76872	24.4	1098.6	431.6	733.9	733.9	536.3			26.3
Jiangsu	441.71	44.46	397.25	8.30	1302.9	1268	13708	160462	16.4	1926.3	610.9	2043.9	1175.4	876.2	868.5	799.2	95.7
Zhejiang	493.41	27.72	465.69	7.49	1014.2	1014	10847	160690	30.9	1955.2	451.2	1656.5	937.3	616.7	719.2	626.9	100.5
Anhui	169.37	18.81	150.57	3.11	426.3	692	13711	57424	8.1	697.9	183.5	997.9	472.1	377.3	525.8	508.0	29.6
Fujian	307.19	22.36	284.83	5.46	682.1	539	5410	66589	71.1	946.5	318.2	1122.7	695.9	483.6	426.8	390.8	71.7
Jiangxi	139.58	13.70	125.88	2.21	351.9	325	2605	47513	27.6	532.1	169.4	630.3	387.1	292.2	243.2	226.4	37.9
Shandong	382.36	36.08	346.28	5.82	1089.4	1152	7002	109007	67.1	1510.2	626.6	2088.8	1004.2	814.4	1084.5	1028.6	89.0
Henan	290.46	26.42	264.04	3.59	944.9	880	9159	101394	63.2	1072.6	225.7	1362.6	752.7	576.0	609.9	573.0	89.2
Hubei	210.91	22.31	188.60	5.68	671.3	721	15782	50249	35.1	874.2	380.9	889.8	640.5	483.5	249.3	222.7	79.5
Hunan	227.01	21.17	205.84	5.06	563.4	835	5161	46543	61.6	846.2	265.4	941.9	541.3	408.2	400.6	367.5	72.1
Guangdong	1160.41	54.33	1106.08	13.07	2180.1	1043	8076	311756	103.8	4007.0	950.2	2567.0	1759.5	1144.4	807.5	647.1	241.0
Guangxi	162.26	10.36	151.90	2.31	414.6	455	3068	32496	31.7	649.8	228.6	638.5	429.2	309.9	209.2	190.8	40.1
Hainan	40.41	3.45	36.96	0.34	84.2	66	770	5852	14.7	136.3	39.7	162.8	114.4	75.9	48.4	41.6	14.4
Chongqing	121.31	8.49	112.82	2.05	271.4	217	1842	23408	6.7	619.4	176.6	533.4	343.8	249.8	189.6	176.7	30.5
Sichuan	252.50	19.05	233.44	3.36	939.2	915	5204	74896	108.4	1195.4	424.3	1128.2	804.9	581.4	323.3	293.9	64.5
Guizhou	100.02	5.50	94.51	0.79	253.3	274	1031	20298	12.8	331.1	83.1	332.4	234.8	175.2	97.5	88.0	20.9
Yunnan	153.05	8.52	144.54	1.00	199.6	329	2701	26946	11.5	628.4	166.4	483.2	359.9	260.1	123.3	105.3	29.7
Tibet	9.81	0.93	8.88	0.06	28.0	22	250	6897	0.0	33.1	8.6	27.4	26.1	18.0	1.3	0.8	1.2
Shaanxi	163.66	13.82	149.84	2.81	335.3	312	5537	56385	24.6	617.6	196.7	671.9	446.1	318.8	225.8	206.5	42.7
Gansu	81.72	6.41	75.32	0.76	196.0	469	2876	19996	6.7	277.7	122.4	399.8	284.9	204.6	115.0	101.5	31.3
Qinghai	22.14	1.54	20.61	0.38	47.7	41	515	7336	0.9	100.0	19.5	76.4	64.2	47.4	12.3	10.9	2.6
Ningxia	28.52	2.12	26.40	0.26	52.1	43	1842	6359	3.2	123.0	33.3	100.3	72.2	53.1	28.1	25.7	4.6
Xinjiang	114.88	7.20	107.68	0.60	198.8	587	3113	38988	41.4	421.2	117.8	412.0	311.1	231.6	100.9	88.6	28.2
Not Classified	36.65	2.06	34.59				14125.5	18595				40.6	36.7	11.7	3.9	0.4	11.6
by Region
a) The business volumes of post and telecommunication services before 2000 were calculated at 1990's constant prices and these since 2000 were
calculated at 2000's constant prices. The increase rate at comparable price in 2001 was 27.6%.