3-17  Household Consumption Expenditure
　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Absolute figures in this table are calculated at current prices, while indices are calculated at constant prices. 　 　 　
　
　 　 　 　 　
　 Value (yuan) 　 Index (Preceding Year=100) Index (1978=100)
  　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Year All 　 　 Urban/Rural All 　 　 All 　 　
Households Rural Urban Consumption Households Rural Urban Households Rural Urban
　 　 Household Household Ratio (Urban 　 Household Household 　 Household Household
　 　 　 　 Household=1) 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
1978 184 138 405 2.9 104.1 104.3 103.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
1979 208 159 425 2.7 106.9 106.5 102.8 106.9 106.5 102.8
1980 238 178 489 2.7 109.0 108.4 107.2 116.5 115.4 110.2
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
1981 264 201 521 2.6 108.3 109.8 104.0 126.2 126.8 114.6
1982 288 223 536 2.4 106.8 109.1 100.7 134.8 138.3 115.4
1983 316 250 558 2.2 108.1 110.6 102.1 145.8 153.1 117.9
1984 361 287 618 2.2 112.0 112.9 107.9 163.2 172.8 127.2
1985 446 349 765 2.2 113.5 113.3 111.1 185.2 195.7 141.3
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
1986 497 378 872 2.3 104.7 102.3 106.7 194.0 200.3 150.8
1987 565 421 998 2.4 106.0 104.9 105.6 205.5 210.0 159.3
1988 714 509 1311 2.6 107.8 105.2 109.7 221.5 221.0 174.7
1989 788 549 1466 2.7 99.8 98.3 100.7 221.0 217.2 176.0
1990 833 560 1596 2.9 103.7 99.2 108.5 229.2 215.4 190.9
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
1991 932 602 1840 3.1 108.6 105.4 110.7 249.0 227.1 211.4
1992 1116 688 2262 3.3 113.3 108.5 116.1 282.0 246.5 245.3
1993 1393 805 2924 3.6 108.4 104.3 110.4 305.8 257.1 270.8
1994 1833 1038 3852 3.7 104.6 103.1 104.4 320.0 265.0 282.8
1995 2355 1313 4931 3.8 107.8 106.8 107.2 345.1 282.9 303.2
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
1996 2789 1626 5532 3.4 109.4 114.5 103.4 377.6 323.8 313.6
1997 3002 1722 5823 3.4 104.5 103.1 102.2 394.6 334.0 320.4
1998 3159 1730 6109 3.5 105.9 101.2 105.9 417.8 338.1 339.2
1999 3346 1766 6405 3.6 108.3 105.1 107.0 452.3 355.3 363.0
2000 3632 1860 6850 3.7 108.6 104.5 107.8 491.0 371.3 391.1
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
2001 3869 1969 7113 3.6 105.7 104.5 103.2 518.8 388.0 403.6
2002 4106 2062 7387 3.6 106.5 105.2 104.2 552.5 408.1 420.5
2003 4411 2103 7901 3.8 106.5 100.3 106.3 588.5 409.5 447.2
2004 4925 2301 8679 3.8 107.4 103.4 106.4 632.3 423.5 475.7
2005 5439 2531 9393 3.7 107.7 106.5 105.8 681.0 451.0 503.3
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
a) The effect of price differentials between urban and rural areas has not been removed in the calculation of the urban/rural consumption ratio. The  　 　
    same as in the following table.