16-39  Bussiness Volume of Postal and Telecommunication Services
										Length of	Length of	Length of	Short	Number	Number of
Year	Business Volume of	Business	Business	Number of	Package	Pieces of	Issue of			Long-	Mobile	Long-	Message	of	Mobile	Number of					Public
	Postal and	Volume of	Volume of	Letters		Express	Newspapers	Postal	Stamps	distance	Telephone	distance	Services	Internet	Telephone	Subscribers of	Number of	Household	Rural	Household	Telephone
Region	Telecommunication	Postal	Telecommunication	(100 million	(10 000 pcs)	Mail	and	Order	for	Calls	Calls	Calls		Users	Subscribers	Fixed Telephone	Urban	Fixed Telephone	Fixed Telephone	Fixed Telephone	(10 000
	Services	Services	Services	pcs)		Services	Magazines	(10 000	Collection	(100 million	(100 million	(100 million	(100 million		at Year-end	at Year-end	Fixed Telephone	Subscribers	Subscribers	Subscribers	subscribers)
	(100 million yuan)					(10 000 pcs)	(10 000 copies)	(times)	(10 000	minutes)	minutes)	minutes)	messages)	(10 000	(10 000	(10 000subscribers)	Subscribers
									pieces)					persons)	subscribers)
1978	34.09	14.92	19.17	28.35	7400.5		11250	11852.4								192.5	119.2		73.4		1.2
1980	39.03	17.02	22.01	33.13	7153.2		16431	13557.0								214.1	134.2		79.9		1.4
1985	62.21	25.70	36.51	46.78	7612.7		30172	16355.1								312.0	219.0	4.1	93.1	2.0	2.7
1990	155.54	45.95	109.59	54.87	9690.1	343.3	20078	16555.8	71233						1.8	685.0	538.4	152.7	146.6	30.7	4.6
1991	204.38	52.75	151.63	52.11	9590.9	566.7	23277	17078.7	123523						4.8	845.1	670.8	239.0	174.2	49.5	5.4
1992	290.94	64.36	226.57	57.18	10948.0	959.2	25104	19225.2	167303						17.7	1146.9	920.6	415.4	226.3	79.0	8.4
1993	462.71	80.26	382.45	68.70	13964.5	2156.2	25511	21894.8	210885						63.9	1733.2	1407.4	800.4	325.8	139.5	15.8
1994	688.19	95.89	592.30	76.50	15908.2	4019.5	24096	23862.1	236849						156.8	2729.5	2246.8	1489.4	482.7	274.9	38.7
1995	988.85	113.34	875.51	79.55	15641.0	5562.7	21689	23985.1	239250						362.9	4070.6	3263.6	2358.4	807.0	551.4	85.0
1996	1342.04	133.29	1208.75	78.68	14920.0	7096.6	21157	23923.4	303436						685.3	5494.7	4277.8	3224.6	1216.9	907.3	138.0
1997	1773.29	144.34	1628.95	68.55	9715.3	6878.9	21875	23416.5	451729						1323.3	7031.0	5244.4	4057.2	1786.6	1406.6	193.9
1998	2431.21	166.28	2264.94	65.51	9726.5	7667.7	22989	23069.2	502850						2386.3	8742.1	6259.8	4911.1	2482.3	2070.7	259.5
1999	3330.82	198.44	3132.37	60.52	9741.9	9091.3	25035	22886.8	522475	546.6		1.0			4329.6	10871.6	7463.3	5894.4	3408.4	2949.2	297.4
2000	4792.70	232.80	4559.90	77.71	9600.3	11031.4	20090	22475.0	453500	671.5	177.3	31.5		2250	8453.3	14482.9	9311.6	7219.4	5171.3	4597.8	352.0
2001	4556.26	457.42	4098.84	86.93	9931.2	12652.7	21811	21399.7	344114	628.2	312.1	201.9		3370	14522.2	18036.8	11193.7	8535.3	6843.1	6197.7	346.2
2002	5695.80	494.69	5201.12	106.01	10537.9	14036.2	17620	21080.0	244159	539.9	428.6	591.6	583.3	5910	20600.5	21422.2	13579.1	10196.7	7843.1	7183.8	985.5
2003	7019.79	541.04	6478.75	103.84	11029.4	17237.8	16594	20442.0	183421	587.5	473.4	834.2	1386.3	7950	26995.3	26274.7	17109.7	12533.9	9165.0	8389.7	1561.4
2004	9712.29	564.30	9147.99	82.81	9948.7	19771.9	14789	17895.4	149178	741.6	609.2	1149.0	2170.5	9400	33482.4	31175.6	21025.1	15246.5	10150.5	9240.5	2215.0
2005	12028.54	625.52	11403.02	73.51	9531.8	22880.3	14601	16052.0	121214	894.2	719.2	1340.2	3046.3	11100	39340.6	35044.5	23975.3	17201.2	11069.2	10023.9	2681.2
2006	15325.87	730.49	14595.38	71.31	9317.5	26988.0	14373	18928.0	104581	976.1	986.5	1492.2	4295.4	13700	46105.8	36778.6	25132.9	17697.6	11645.6	10561.5	2960.7
Beijing	503.49	35.10	468.39	6.09	803.3	2081.2	726	756.5	9861	32.6	32.5	58.9	255.2	468	1571.0	905.2	805.2	565.3	100.0	95.5	74.7
Tianjin	225.38	13.58	211.81	0.89	155.1	489.4	197	201.8	3129	13.3	12.1	18.3	55.5	260	601.2	424.8	420.9	335.8	3.9	2.6	31.6
Hebei	638.54	30.40	608.15	2.24	438.6	1023.5	513	360.2	3750	30.6	34.1	25.3	204.6	631	2251.0	1600.6	952.5	774.3	648.1	617.7	83.9
Shanxi	329.76	22.93	306.83	0.94	170.1	331.1	422	470.5	3105	19.5	14.5	23.6	92.4	380	989.6	853.6	570.0	454.6	283.7	262.2	76.8
Inner Mongolia	254.24	9.89	244.35	0.43	140.1	272.1	215	248.5	1664	11.0	11.4	18.5	55.1	160	874.1	519.6	406.8	327.5	112.8	106.6	36.3
Liaoning	559.76	27.76	532.00	0.99	297.1	911.6	380	443.5	3831	30.5	21.7	43.3	127.2	483	1611.0	1647.2	1175.5	939.5	471.8	448.5	102.5
Jilin	336.72	15.56	321.16	0.62	192.8	561.3	232	205.6	1831	11.1	5.9	13.3	102.6	271	1137.8	718.7	483.3	385.3	235.4	219.1	51.4
Heilongjiang	406.81	26.56	380.25	1.51	254.5	493.3	504	302.1	3372	21.2	14.9	24.8	98.6	366	1266.6	1051.3	775.2	623.8	276.2	261.4	80.4
Shanghai	553.49	43.59	509.89	10.36	980.5	2112.3	883	864.7	3560	32.7	27.2	90.6	238.8	510	1609.5	1112.3	1100.1	737.8	12.2	0.0	46.6
Jiangsu	997.38	62.53	934.85	7.26	604.4	2085.3	1218	1140.9	8662	81.3	102.1	57.2	415.1	1027	2873.0	3224.9	2226.6	1548.7	998.3	882.9	213.4
Zhejiang	1034.33	37.23	997.09	7.33	587.3	1439.7	1142	1292	5971	100.4	97.8	67.0	373.8	977	3012.3	2390.8	1566.6	921.7	824.2	662.1	250.6
Anhui	355.16	23.18	331.98	2.15	226.9	565.9	560	217.8	3407	18.7	18.1	29.9	123.9	337	1216.7	1501.4	754.8	540.6	746.6	714.6	78.0
Fujian	631.94	27.93	604.02	3.05	258.1	1040.6	509	579.9	4364	50.4	64.3	36.4	126.7	516	1538.9	1474.5	1060.9	700.7	413.6	362.4	108.6
Jiangxi	318.31	21.98	296.34	1.96	170.9	584.5	333	193.6	3855	18.4	17.5	16.8	71.9	285	933.3	880.6	499.1	347.1	381.6	351.6	74.1
Shandong	968.46	51.10	917.36	4.44	472.0	1578.9	703	794.5	4152	44.1	46.9	70.7	289.3	1126	2916.0	2544.1	1292.1	1090.8	1252.0	1215.9	173.5
Henan	717.34	36.52	680.82	2.30	404.6	1135.6	707	515.3	7038	39.4	52.3	22.0	153.9	517	2353.3	1945.4	1189.4	914.7	755.9	719.4	160.0
Hubei	457.79	28.40	429.39	1.51	327.0	792.5	571	349.2	4788	32.6	19.5	34.4	123.2	532	1683.3	1325.0	921.2	633.0	403.7	366.1	127.8
Hunan	491.10	26.62	464.48	0.93	242.4	695.9	664	592.3	2138	26.8	17.2	38.7	124.5	408	1494.5	1341.3	803.6	569.5	537.7	503.7	111.3
Guangdong	2657.14	69.48	2587.66	8.09	1034.5	4150.1	1067	6398.4	6758	157.4	247.3	495.7	653.4	1831	7117.5	3633.5	2838.6	1762.6	794.9	611.5	362.3
Guangxi	385.92	13.73	372.19	0.97	160.5	703.0	296	276.9	1885	23.3	23.0	25.7	87.3	374	1204.1	916.3	568.3	385.1	348.0	323.8	66.8
Hainan	97.76	4.72	93.04	0.17	45.5	123.5	51	83.5	634	6.9	2.1	8.3	20.4	117	239.9	249.0	179.7	115.1	69.3	59.6	22.0
Chongqing	276.47	12.70	263.77	0.96	133.7	386.2	200	260.6	2105	10.8	7.8	18.7	48.0	220	1064.6	725.5	469.1	330.0	256.4	241.0	44.4
Sichuan	590.69	27.18	563.51	1.81	277.2	1286.4	762	611.6	3676	29.3	23.9	64.9	169.2	690	1976.8	1711.3	1156.7	799.1	554.6	513.2	148.9
Guizhou	223.47	8.03	215.44	0.69	91.8	424.8	220	225	849	9.5	8.3	24.9	28.0	142	648.8	493.9	317.1	225.3	176.8	164.8	42.7
Yunnan	327.70	9.92	317.78	0.73	205.9	550.5	343	351.7	1891	19.1	16.6	34.0	77.9	275	1068.9	644.2	441.7	287.9	202.6	172.8	68.4
Tibet	21.52	1.13	20.39	0.03	34.6	41.8	37	89.7	181	3.5	1.8	2.9	3.8	16	60.5	67.8	64.9	42.5	2.9	1.1	6.0
Shaanxi	424.49	20.36	404.12	1.61	253.6	489.5	276	294.5	3031	23.8	18.9	39.9	82.7	395	1183.6	914.5	580.6	385.6	333.9	310.5	71.4
Gansu	167.24	8.11	159.13	0.40	112.0	233.4	200	179.2	1381	12.8	6.8	14.3	31.8	152	545.9	607.4	431.8	282.9	175.5	156.7	65.9
Qinghai	39.96	2.02	37.94	0.10	31.6	54.7	49	109.3	591	3.4	2.5	6.0	6.9	37	172.6	125.4	99.5	68.4	25.9	23.6	7.6
Ningxia	59.92	2.83	57.09	0.33	31.9	58.4	51	80.2	916	3.7	5.0	5.9	13.7	42	218.6	143.9	100.0	64.3	43.8	40.5	11.6
Xinjiang	228.80	9.42	219.39	0.41	178.9	291.0	342	438.4	2205	19.9	12.4	36.4	39.7	155	671.1	688.0	533.6	368.0	154.5	131.7	66.8
Not Classified	44.77		44.77							37.9		24.9				396.6	347.6	170.1	49.0	18.3	94.3
by Region
a) The business volumes of postal and telecommunications services before 2000 were calculated at 1990 constant prices and since 2000 these were
calculated at 2000 constant prices. The rate of  increase  at constant price  was 27.6% in 2001.