17-2  Trade of Consumable Markets in Urban and Rural Areas
Item	1990	2000	2004	2005	2006
Number of Consumable Markets   (unit)	72579	88811	71552	69520	67042
Urban Area	13106	26395	25404	25905	25237
Rural Area	59473	62416	46148	43615	41805
Composition of Consumable Markets  (%)
Urban Area	18.1	29.7	35.5	37.3	37.6
Rural Area	81.9	70.3	64.5	62.7	62.4
a) Data in this table were obtained from the State Administration for Industry & Commerce.