| 16-2 Trade of Consumable Markets in Urban and Rural Areas | |||||
| Item | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Number of Consumable Markets (unit) | 72579 | 88811 | 69520 | 67042 | 61913 |
| Urban Area | 13106 | 26395 | 25905 | 25237 | 24150 |
| Rural Area | 59473 | 62416 | 43615 | 41805 | 37763 |
| Composition of Consumable Markets (%) | |||||
| Urban Area | 18.1 | 29.7 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 39.0 |
| Rural Area | 81.9 | 70.3 | 62.7 | 62.4 | 61.0 |
| a) Data in this table were obtained from the State Administration for Industry & Commerce. | |||||