APPENDIX 2-6  Ranking of China in the World in Terms of Main Indicators①
Sources: United Nations Database, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Database.
Item	1978	1990	2000	2005	2007	2008
Gross Domestic Product	10	11	6	4	4	3
Per Capita GNI②	175(188)	178(200)	141(207)	128(208)	132(209)	130(210)
Total Value of Imports and Exports	29	15	8	3	3	3
Volume of Production of Major
Industrial Products
Crude Steel	5	4	1	1	1	1
Coal	3	1	1	1	1	1
Crude Petroleum	8	5	5	5	5	5
Electricity	7	4	2	2	2	2
Cement	4	1	1	1	1	1
Fertilizer	3	3	1	1	1	1
Woven Cotton Fabrics	1	1	2	1	1	1
Volume of Production of Major
Agricultural Products
Cereals	2	1	1	1	1
Meat	3	1	1	1	1
Seed Cotton	2	1	1	1	1
Soybeans	3	3	4	4	4
Groundnuts in Shell	2	2	1	2	1
Rapeseeds	2	1	1	1	1
Sugar Cane	7	4	3	3	3
Tea	2	2	2	1	1
Fruits③	9	4	1	1	1
Notes: ①Data in this table are all from international organizations, for reference only.② The number in parentheses indicates the number of countries
or territories which the ranking is based on. ③Excludes melons.