15-39  Business Volume of Postal and Telecommunication Services
Year
	Business Volume	Business	Business	Number of	Package	Pieces of	Issue of	Postal	Stamps					Number	Number of	Number of
								Order	for	Length of	Length of	Length	Short	of	Mobile	Subscribers of	Number of	Household	Rural	Household	Public
Region	of Postal and	Volume of	Volume of	Letters		Express	Newspapers		Collection	Long-distance	Long-distance	of IP	Message	Internet	Telephone
	Telecommuni-									Calls of Fixed	Calls of Mobile	Calls	Services	Users	Subscribers	Fixed Telephone	Urban	Fixed Telephone	Fixed Telephone	Fixed Telephone	Telephone
		Postal	Telecommuni-	(100 million	(10 000 pcs)	Mail	and			Telephone	Telephone				at Year-end		Fixed Telephone
	cation Services	Services	cation Services	pcs)		Services	Magazines	(10 000	(10 000	(100 million	(100 million	(100 million	(100 million	(10 000	(10 000	at Year-end		Subscribers	Subscribers	Subscribers	(10 000
	(100 million yuan)					(10 000 pcs)	(10 000 copies)	times)	pieces)	minutes)	minutes)	minutes)	messages)	persons)	subscribers)	(10 000subscribers)	Subscribers				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	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	21811.0	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
2008	23649.52	1401.80	22247.72	73.63	7936.7	151329.3	15658.3	26404.2	131873	970.7	1912.3	1399.3	6996.9	29800	64124.5	34035.9	23155.9	15588.3	10880.0	9612.2	2771.5
Beijing	839.67	87.82	751.86	6.78	761.0	13487.9	661.1	918.9	25714	29.9	62.0	68.2	337.7	980	1616.3	884.9	681.5	408.8	203.4	165.5	69.0
Tianjin	356.96	23.76	333.19	0.96	120.9	2540.2	229.5	283.3	5707	9.8	28.9	22.0	105.4	485	865.0	396.6	392.6	296.4	4.0	1.3	27.0
Hebei	1057.91	42.96	1014.96	2.67	415.5	3795.5	497.7	523.4	3331	38.3	75.4	24.2	362.2	1334	3214.1	1457.5	925.4	672.9	532.1	491.1	93.0
Shanxi	562.48	32.01	530.47	1.08	135.9	1261.6	894.3	696.9	2854	20.4	61.2	9.1	177.9	819	1698.5	803.0	522.4	402.2	280.5	251.4	72.3
Inner Mongolia	466.51	12.30	454.21	0.42	113.5	1061.5	303.0	455.7	1666	12.9	27.7	9.2	131.0	385	1344.4	462.5	388.3	276.1	74.1	67.0	35.0
Liaoning	826.70	40.69	786.01	0.83	243.6	3238.9	686.5	728.6	4639	34.7	55.1	48.7	219.5	1138	2421.5	1604.3	1142.1	875.7	462.2	438.4	103.3
Jilin	460.83	18.03	442.81	0.69	117.4	1342.6	174.8	446.8	1837	10.5	16.5	9.0	134.9	520	1362.9	621.7	445.4	326.3	176.3	166.0	51.3
Heilongjiang	605.50	32.92	572.58	0.78	232.9	2066.7	398.2	487.3	3818	22.4	43.2	20.2	167.4	620	1646.3	1028.0	790.5	617.7	237.4	220.3	78.7
Shanghai	971.26	173.62	797.64	12.08	868.2	29259.1	955.4	998.4	3445	29.7	36.0	130.5	306.7	1110	1880.9	1015.4	1003.1	660.0	12.3		46.1
Jiangsu	1581.86	128.03	1453.83	8.82	533.9	11926.6	1378.3	1731.9	12538	105.1	161.1	37.4	634.4	2084	3957.0	2968.3	1974.5	1298.3	993.8	860.0	189.5
Zhejiang	1574.21	86.81	1487.40	7.49	529.4	9859.9	1046.9	2086.7	6826	85.9	221.3	39.7	570.3	2108	3976.7	2297.6	1482.4	867.0	815.2	637.9	227.5
Anhui	562.68	32.42	530.26	2.35	187.8	1945.9	396.7	358.9	2009	13.6	36.0	45.3	242.6	723	1715.1	1379.9	677.5	455.4	702.4	663.7	78.8
Fujian	890.23	48.58	841.64	2.65	206.8	5577.4	517.3	1008.0	4509	33.6	113.5	31.6	204.9	1379	2368.1	1431.0	1065.0	698.6	366.0	305.7	103.4
Jiangxi	493.78	27.52	466.26	1.65	147.0	1773.7	341.3	427.0	3803	16.4	49.0	10.7	150.9	610	1277.3	846.9	495.9	329.9	351.0	318.9	69.4
Shandong	1499.52	74.30	1425.22	4.74	396.3	6166.9	842.9	1247.7	4990	41.8	96.5	72.9	480.3	1983	4627.9	2421.1	1362.3	979.2	1058.8	968.3	193.9
Henan	1124.63	49.34	1075.29	2.21	315.4	3442.0	846.1	1184.0	7085	43.1	85.1	13.4	280.6	1283	3501.0	1562.4	1045.0	840.5	517.4	485.8	153.1
Hubei	714.28	38.70	675.58	1.36	234.2	3406.7	910.1	590.4	4715	38.4	38.5	46.0	204.5	1050	2528.7	1171.8	771.2	507.2	400.6	368.3	111.2
Hunan	769.39	35.34	734.05	0.82	195.7	2225.3	647.5	992.2	2982	31.3	40.6	45.8	200.9	999	2240.3	1257.3	812.8	516.7	444.5	397.3	108.5
Guangdong	3688.66	248.27	3440.39	8.21	852.7	32524.3	882.4	6852.9	8390	175.5	357.2	402.4	830.0	4554	8395.7	3573.3	2764.5	1645.6	808.9	598.9	377.6
Guangxi	588.30	18.97	569.34	0.75	130.1	1537.0	349.6	280.5	1220	28.5	54.5	13.7	151.8	734	1623.9	848.4	515.7	343.7	332.7	306.6	64.7
Hainan	160.60	6.48	154.12	0.14	41.5	384.2	76.7	210.4	369	6.3	8.4	6.7	41.4	216	397.8	224.7	159.5	98.6	65.1	54.7	21.9
Chongqing	426.99	19.46	407.53	0.56	111.1	1608.4	228.0	352.9	1039	10.6	13.8	29.6	97.7	598	1281.7	678.9	426.0	309.6	253.0	236.4	45.2
Sichuan	934.30	45.12	889.18	1.48	229.4	4071.6	868.9	868.6	4664	33.5	45.0	89.5	316.4	1103	2852.3	1660.4	1052.3	720.7	608.1	555.0	120.1
Guizhou	371.96	10.82	361.14	0.65	73.8	917.4	225.4	412.8	945	10.1	28.2	19.9	66.6	433	1179.0	499.6	282.0	183.5	217.6	204.4	42.0
Yunnan	577.88	13.06	564.82	0.74	159.7	1757.0	279.7	415.2	2245	17.8	42.9	33.5	174.7	548	1635.9	616.3	376.3	212.1	240.0	200.7	75.0
Tibet	40.86	1.50	39.37	0.03	29.7	166.3	26.3	116.9	438	4.9	6.4	2.6	10.3	47	87.0	70.7	68.0	44.1	2.7	1.0	6.3
Shaanxi	641.65	27.63	614.02	1.12	207.9	1974.6	301.5	569.0	3374	26.1	34.5	50.8	171.4	790	1912.2	881.2	564.7	365.6	316.5	291.6	73.4
Gansu	287.60	7.91	279.69	0.38	95.8	627.8	302.6	271.0	1842	13.5	29.1	8.2	86.1	327	895.3	519.0	334.7	213.9	184.4	166.9	56.8
Qinghai	84.13	2.30	81.83	0.06	30.5	165.8	47.1	143.4	723	4.3	8.3	4.0	20.2	130	247.2	119.4	92.5	62.4	27.0	24.5	7.3
Ningxia	97.24	3.47	93.77	0.18	28.9	281.5	46.4	109.4	1820	3.5	10.8	4.1	31.9	102	323.3	121.5	79.5	48.7	42.0	38.3	10.6
Xinjiang	379.87	11.68	368.19	0.29	190.5	935.3	296.3	640.8	2335	18.2	25.7	47.6	86.4	625	1051.3	612.2	462.2	310.6	150.0	126.3	59.7
Not Classified	11.07		11.07									2.7
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