17-1 Basic Conditions of Wholesale and Retail Trades
Item	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Wholesale and Retail Trades
Number of Corporation Enterprises            (unit)	47698	51788	55737	100935	95468
Engaged Persons at Year-end    (10 000 persons)	519.5	544.3	604.9	737.4	749.0
Total Purchases                       (100 million yuan)	87530.9	103139.0	128912.5	184039.3	179202.9
Imports                                 (100 million yuan)	7061.0	7446.9	8871.7	14473.1	13308.0
Total Sales                              (100 million yuan)	93151.3	110054.8	132740.8	208229.8	201166.2
Exports                                 (100 million yuan)	8493.1	9569.8	11154.4	13837.5	11174.1
Total Stock                              (100 million yuan)	7061.0	7629.6	9193.2	15368.1	16024.0
Wholesalel Trade
Number of Corporation Enterprises            (unit)	26963	28125	29046	59432	52853
Engaged Persons at Year-end    (10 000 persons)	224.4	224.9	249.6	315.4	312.3
Total Purchases                       (100 million yuan)	71650.6	83379.9	104832.5	152557.5	143008.7
Imports                                 (100 million yuan)	6832.4	7164.2	8466.4	14009.1	12699.1
Total Sales                              (100 million yuan)	75510.7	87594.3	105619.9	170260.2	157834.6
Exports                                 (100 million yuan)	8461.6	9535.4	11100.1	13819.9	11152.0
Total Stock                              (100 million yuan)	5274.8	5632.6	6649.9	11675.8	11848.3
Retail Trade
Number of Corporation Enterprises            (unit)	20735	23663	26691	41503	42615
Engaged Persons at Year-end    (10 000 persons)	295.1	319.4	355.3	422.1	436.7
Total Purchases                       (100 million yuan)	15880.3	19759.1	24080.1	31481.9	36194.2
Imports                                 (100 million yuan)	228.6	282.7	405.3	464.0	608.8
Total Sales                              (100 million yuan)	17640.5	22460.5	27121.0	37969.6	43331.6
Exports                                 (100 million yuan)	31.5	34.4	54.3	17.6	22.1
Total Stock                              (100 million yuan)	1786.2	1997.0	2543.3	3692.4	4175.7
Business Area of Retail at Year-end	7375.8	12397.6	16091.1	19075.5	22727.9
(10 000 sq.m)
a) Scope of wholesale and retail trades for 2005-2007 covers enterprises and establishments above designated size; those for 2008 and 2009 covers
enterprises above designated size.
b) For the designation of size for 2008 and 2009, the indicator was based on income from principal business; for other years, it was based on total
sales or turnover and engaged persons.