Appendix 2-6  Precedence of Main Indicators of China in the World
Sources: United Nations Database, "Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook",  FAO Database.
             
Item 1978 1990 2000 2002 2003 2004
             
  Gross Domestic Product 10 11 6 6 7 7
  Per Capita GNI 175(188) 178(200) 141(207) 136(207) 133(206)  
  Total Value of Imports and Exports 27 16 8 5 4 3
  Major Industrial Products            
     Crude Steel                  5 4 1 1 1  
     Coal                         3 1 1 1 1  
     Crude Petroleum              8 5 5 5 5  
     Electricity                  7 4 2 2 2  
     Cement                       4 1 1 1 1  
     Fertilizer                   3 3 1 1 1  
     Chemical Fibre               7 2 2      
     Woven Cotton Fabrics         1 1 2 1 1  
     Sugar                        8 6 4 3 3  
     Television                   8 1 1 1 1  
  Major Agricultural Products            
     Cereals             2 1 1 1 1 1
     Meat              3 1 1 1 1 1
     Cotton Lint         3 1 1 1 1 1
     Soybeans            3 3 4 4 4 4
     Groundnuts in Shell 2 2 1 1 1 1
     Rapeseeds           2 1 1 1 1 1
     Sugar Cane          9 4 3 3 3 3
     Tea                 2 2 2 2 2 2
     Fruit                          4 1 1 1 1
             
             
Note: The number in the parentheses indicates the number of countries or territories the order based on.
          Data refer to pork, beef and mutton prior to 1993.