15-39  Business Volume of Postal and Telecommunication Services
Year	Business Volume					Pieces of	Issue of			Length of	Length of			Number	Number of Mobile	Number of
	of Postal and	Business	Business	Number of	Package	Express	Newspapers		Stamps	Long-distance	Long-distance	Length	Short	of	Telephone	Subscribers of	Number of
	Telecommuni-	Volume of	Volume of	Letters		Mail	and	Postal	for	Calls of Fixed	Calls of Mobile	of IP	Message	Internet	Subscribers	Fixed Telephone	Urban	Household	Rural	Household	Public
Region	cation Services	Postal	Telecommuni-			Services	Magazines	Order	Collection	Telephone	Telephone	Calls	Services	Users	at Year-end	at Year-end	Fixed Telephone	Fixed Telephone	Fixed Telephone	Fixed Telephone	Telephone
	(100 million yuan)	Services	cation Services	(100 millionpcs)	(10 000 pcs)	(10 000 pcs)	(10 000 copies)	(10 000times)	(10 000pieces)	(100 million minutes)	(100 million minutes)	(100 million minutes)	(100 million messages)	(10 000 persons)	(10 000 subscribers)	(10 000subscribers)	Subscribers	Subscribers	Subscribers	Subscribers	(10 000 subscribers)
1978	34.09	14.92	19.17	28.35	7400.5		11250.0	11852.4								192.5	119.2		73.4		1.2
1980	39.03	17.02	22.01	33.13	7153.2		16431.0	13557.0								214.1	134.2		79.9		1.4
1985	62.21	25.70	36.51	46.78	7612.7		30172.0	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	20078.0	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	23277.0	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	25104.0	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	25511.0	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	24096.0	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	21689.0	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	21157.0	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	21875.0	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	22989.0	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	25035.0	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	20089.7	22475.0	453500	671.5	17.7	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	21811.0	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	17620.0	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	16594.4	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	14789.3	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	14601.3	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	14372.8	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
2007	19805.06	1213.73	18591.33	69.50	9103.3	120189.6	13030.6	22875.2	113657	1040.6	1572.5	1494.9	5945.8	21000	54730.6	36563.7	24859.8	16988.2	11704.0	10533.1	2991.9
Beijing	704.68	70.09	634.59	6.16	787.0	9504.3	564.7	804.1	11474	33.3	54.5	68.7	303.9	737	1598.3	914.6	709.4	385.7	205.2	167.7	78.7
Tianjin	303.77	20.87	282.90	0.93	146.6	2048.2	208.4	231.6	3849	12.2	22.9	18.2	77.1	287	738.3	398.0	394.7	313.8	3.3	2.2	25.6
Hebei	847.81	37.35	810.45	2.06	474.9	2956.5	498.9	422	3974	33.7	54.2	32.5	281.0	762	2814.8	1526.7	930.5	678.4	596.2	560.9	89.5
Shanxi	438.38	27.66	410.72	0.85	156.7	1007.5	369.4	595.9	3147	18.9	41.3	17.4	128.3	536	1420.4	823.1	535.9	420.3	287.2	263.7	71.3
Inner Mongolia	364.36	11.03	353.33	0.43	128.4	850.8	246.2	363.4	1484	11.9	17.5	14.6	96.7	322	1046.9	503.2	419.0	333.2	84.2	76.8	34.3
Liaoning	706.37	36.68	669.69	0.83	285.0	2832.2	330.2	564.3	4465	37.1	36.9	55.8	173.9	783	1958.9	1667.1	1202.5	959.2	464.6	444.8	101.7
Jilin	410.27	17.12	393.15	0.66	154.0	1176.4	202.0	330.3	1933	11.6	20.1	12.3	124.9	434	1311.1	729.8	503.0	390.9	226.8	218.8	55.3
Heilongjiang	513.06	29.93	483.13	0.85	244.7	1842.9	343.5	406.1	3794	19.9	30.9	23.3	141.8	476	1449.2	1081.2	819.3	648.7	261.9	244.8	80.7
Shanghai	830.46	162.14	668.32	11.17	1074.4	24247.0	891.5	843.5	3655	36.3	40.1	112.7	271.7	830	1776.5	1022.0	1009.8	669.4	12.2		46.5
Jiangsu	1319.65	109.63	1210.02	7.74	607.5	9430.7	1200.5	1414.3	10438	100.1	147.7	48.6	545.1	1757	3313.2	3224.1	2209.1	1501.9	1014.9	884.5	191.5
Zhejiang	1361.66	79.93	1281.73	7.45	617.1	8408.3	964.2	1627.3	5864	105.8	182.5	53.2	546.3	1509	3529.2	2407.9	1592.2	942.2	815.7	648.6	243.2
Anhui	448.02	27.74	420.28	2.29	203.2	1611.6	482.1	245.6	2899	14.8	29.1	37.1	180.4	587	1410.0	1496.2	727.1	503.5	769.0	731.7	84.3
Fujian	799.91	43.66	756.25	2.54	242.4	4490.8	498.8	729.3	4380	36.3	98.1	36.7	180.6	866	1808.7	1482.5	1072.1	704.2	410.4	352.2	107.6
Jiangxi	409.11	25.79	383.31	1.53	159.3	1475.7	324.0	294.2	5043	17.2	38.7	13.4	123.1	511	1182.4	885.2	505.9	341.9	379.3	347.7	72.8
Shandong	1237.38	69.23	1168.15	4.69	453.4	5233.9	763.1	1071.2	4601	42.7	68.9	75.3	453.7	1256	3738.1	2493.9	1324.3	962.1	1169.5	1125.3	181.8
Henan	927.67	42.78	884.89	2.15	367.0	2939.7	759.5	905.9	6883	42.3	74.3	20.1	221.8	956	2914.5	1854.6	1142.4	932.2	712.2	684.5	162.4
Hubei	584.26	33.31	550.95	1.27	294.1	2775.4	561.6	487.1	4745	37.5	32.1	40.7	163.0	706	1940.6	1280.2	865.4	576.3	414.9	378.4	126.7
Hunan	635.38	31.53	603.85	0.83	232.6	1963.3	400.1	856.4	4572	32.2	27.3	43.0	178.8	690	1798.0	1321.7	786.8	542.4	534.9	501.7	112.5
Guangdong	3171.73	192.60	2979.13	8.14	967.3	22979.9	867.3	6859.9	6805	180.8	344.7	453.7	808.6	3344	7842.1	3750.2	2941.7	1788.1	808.5	609.9	388.5
Guangxi	481.24	16.22	465.02	0.83	149.4	1380.7	374.2	291.1	1919	24.1	45.4	18.8	130.2	560	1384.3	891.0	535.0	362.7	356.0	331.3	67.0
Hainan	124.85	5.64	119.21	0.14	45.7	371.0	66.5	161.2	322	6.5	3.6	8.6	36.1	144	324.8	240.1	170.9	106.8	69.2	58.7	22.6
Chongqing	366.62	16.29	350.33	0.66	125.9	1401.4	130.8	314.3	1582	12.2	11.1	26.0	83.1	356	1176.9	722.5	458.7	320.8	263.9	248.1	48.0
Sichuan	782.89	36.55	746.34	1.94	263.5	3400.8	646.1	776.2	4216	39.4	35.2	77.6	244.2	809	2400.4	1755.1	1159.5	782.1	595.7	547.5	154.7
Guizhou	292.70	9.32	283.37	0.57	88.3	848.6	187.7	333.1	901	10.3	15.5	25.3	41.9	224	834.0	521.2	311.2	215.3	210.0	197.4	41.0
Yunnan	469.97	11.40	458.57	0.67	207.1	1467.6	264.5	391.8	2163	18.8	30.1	34.8	134.0	303	1346.4	628.7	400.0	250.7	228.6	198.3	73.9
Tibet	30.88	1.34	29.54	0.03	36.7	147.6	26.0	108.5	276	4.6	3.0	2.5	6.2	36	73.7	67.3	64.7	42.2	2.7	1.1	5.8
Shaanxi	530.90	24.50	506.40	1.17	237.1	1644.8	279.0	448.1	3055	25.6	23.8	47.1	124.6	517	1612.7	925.7	583.4	385.3	342.3	318.3	74.0
Gansu	219.31	7.84	211.47	0.35	103.8	607.6	189.1	220.7	1427	14.6	13.2	12.4	52.3	219	686.4	585.3	394.4	252.4	190.9	171.5	67.9
Qinghai	54.02	2.14	51.88	0.06	32.2	144.4	41.9	131.8	592	3.9	3.7	5.1	11.6	60	221.7	123.1	95.9	64.9	27.2	24.8	7.6
Ningxia	79.90	3.11	76.79	0.20	31.1	194.6	44.1	94.4	1066	3.8	8.9	5.2	19.5	61	269.8	140.3	95.4	60.5	44.9	41.5	11.4
Xinjiang	304.64	10.29	294.34	0.32	186.9	805.0	304.7	551.6	2135	20.5	17.4	43.3	61.4	363	808.3	678.1	520.6	359.6	157.5	136.1	67.5
Not Classified	53.20		53.20							31.9		11.0				423.2	379.0	190.5	44.3	14.5	95.5
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