16-36  Business Volume of Postal and Telecommunication Services
														Length of	Length				Number of		Number of
Year	Business Volume	Business	Business	Number of	Package	Issue of	Postal	Stamps	Volume of	Length of	Length of	Length	Short	Calls of	of Outgoing	Non-Roaming	Domestic	Hong Kong,	Mobile	3G Mobile	Fixed Telephone	Urban	Household	Rural	Household	Public
	of Postal and	Volume of	Volume of	Letters		Newspapers	Order	for	Local Calls	Local Calls	Long-distance	of IP	Message	Mobile	Calls		Roaming	Macao, Taiwan	Telephone	Phone	Subscribers	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Telephone
Region	Telecommuni-	Postal	Telecommuni-			and		Collection	of Fixed	of Fixed	Calls of	Calls	Services	Telephone				and	Subscribers	Subscribers	at Year-end	Telephone	Telephone	Telephone	Telephone	(10 000
	cation Services	Services	cation Services	(100 million	(10 000 pcs)	Magazines	(10 000	(10 000	Telephone	Telephone	Fixed Telephone	(100 million	(100 million	(100 million				International	at Year-end		(10 000 subscribers)	Subscribers	Subscribers	Subscribers	Subscribers	subscribers)
	(100 million yuan)			pcs)		(10 000 copies)	times)	pieces)	(100 million times)	(100 million minutes)	(100 million minutes)	minutes)	messages)	minutes)				Roaming	(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	20078.0	16555.8	71233.0											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	23277.0	17078.7	123523.0											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	25104.0	19225.2	167303.0											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	25511.0	21894.8	210885.0											63.8		1733.2	1407.4	800.4	325.8	139.5	15.8
1994	688.19	95.89	592.30	76.50	15908.2	24096.0	23862.1	236849.0											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	21689.0	23985.1	239250.0						113.4					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	21157.0	23923.4	303436.0						252.4					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	21875.0	23416.5	451729.0						420.2					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	22989.0	23069.2	502850.0						635.7					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	25035.0	22886.8	522475.0	2300.4			1.0		1188.1					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	20089.7	22475.0	453500.0	2691.0			31.5		1845.3					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	21811.0	21399.7	344114.0	6232.8			201.9		2904.5					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	17620.0	21080.0	244158.7	6855.6			591.6	583.3	4184.0					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	16594.4	20442.0	183421.0	6988.4			834.2	1386.3	6308.9					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	14789.3	17895.4	149178.0	7225.6			1149.0	2170.5	9454.7					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	14601.3	16052.0	121214.0	7399.8			1340.2	3046.3	12507.4					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	14372.7	18928.0	104580.9	7008.0		1742.6	1492.2	4295.4	16870.7					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	13030.6	22875.2	113656.7	6771.4		1756.7	1494.9	5945.8	23061.3					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	15658.3	26404.2	131873.0	6185.9		1655.8	1399.3	6996.9	29355.6					64124.5		34035.9	23155.9	15588.3	10880.0	9612.2	2771.5
2009	27193.46	1639.88	25553.58	75.32	7229.6	13909.5	27177.4	110088.5	5401.8		1314.6	1164.8	7726.5	35351.0					74721.4	1232.2	31373.2	21190.0	12969.5	10183.2	8813.3	2708.8
2010	31978.48	1985.30	29993.18	74.01	6642.5	17158.3	28043.2	114622.5	4369.1		1068.9	988.8	8277.5	43261.2	21129.0	19762.1	1362.8	4.14	85900.3	4705.1	29434.2	19658.1	11973.4	9776.1	8325.0	2595.9
2011	13333.49	1607.71	11725.78	73.78	6883.0	15007.7	26474.3	102857.5	3581.7	4227.4	856.9	855.9	8790.0	50472.6	25056.0	23083.2	1967.4	5.47	98625.3	12842.4	28509.8	19121.7	11411.6	9388.1	7861.2	2468.3
Beijing	566.45	130.16	436.29	7.08	614.6	725.1	1027.7	10836.3	173.8	171.2	49.6	59.1	410.1	1380.3	714.0	651.1	62.5	0.41	2576.0	464.7	883.9	700.7	421.6	183.2	146.5	95.2
Tianjin	176.29	23.07	153.22	1.13	115.6	199.2	300.8	1801.9	56.8	53.1	7.8	17.6	130.2	629.4	325.5	308.2	17.2	0.12	1235.6	188.3	333.9	329.7	225.8	4.1	0.6	28.3
Hebei	539.62	48.28	491.34	2.38	400.6	617.1	589.3	2206.2	147.2	167.8	24.6	4.6	319.4	2350.1	1167.5	1091.4	76.1	0.04	5094.5	550.1	1242.7	814.2	460.7	428.6	403.7	75.7
Shanxi	305.62	26.29	279.33	0.67	123.4	367.3	795.7	1518.2	73.8	52.2	10.7	3.1	249.7	1262.5	636.9	587.4	49.4	0.02	2446.9	292.4	682.2	468.0	329.4	214.3	187.7	62.0
Inner Mongolia	245.07	13.56	231.51	0.30	107.1	284.6	678.3	1536.9	39.9	27.1	7.6	4.6	177.6	1203.0	610.1	565.0	45.1	0.03	2316.2	257.6	379.5	318.9	188.7	60.6	48.8	27.9
Liaoning	472.64	38.22	434.42	0.88	235.7	554.6	1039.6	5002.5	170.1	221.7	27.4	16.3	260.1	1857.5	936.8	865.8	70.8	0.13	3836.5	547.7	1352.1	934.9	722.7	417.2	398.2	95.2
Jilin	238.61	18.36	220.25	0.66	128.5	187.6	479.1	2304.2	65.8	51.0	9.4	3.2	177.9	1128.4	554.2	509.3	44.9	0.02	2004.1	240.6	579.3	434.0	294.7	145.3	134.5	45.5
Heilongjiang	307.77	30.12	277.65	0.78	253.4	446.3	487.5	3751.4	92.6	92.8	13.7	7.4	179.8	1373.4	664.8	621.9	42.9	0.04	2376.6	268.8	793.5	608.0	448.3	185.4	170.1	57.4
Shanghai	563.42	148.11	415.31	13.04	529.1	944.4	888.8	3447.2	207.9	257.4	56.7	132.3	316.5	1205.2	622.8	575.4	46.9	0.63	2620.6	464.7	926.4	915.4	560.8	11.1		40.1
Jiangsu	986.55	154.10	832.45	9.39	422.2	1198.6	1963.4	7330.0	222.0	298.9	53.9	15.4	689.7	3183.9	1603.3	1475.4	127.6	0.26	6684.8	1015.3	2370.9	1392.5	807.7	978.4	802.1	164.5
Zhejiang	901.29	150.89	750.40	8.47	478.4	1135.0	2107.2	5930.7	178.5	234.4	44.3	13.3	734.5	2984.2	1547.7	1422.6	124.6	0.49	5756.0	799.7	1947.9	1168.2	556.0	779.7	565.1	217.2
Anhui	369.19	36.85	332.34	1.74	148.9	521.8	341.3	952.8	122.9	124.9	22.1	33.8	288.4	1343.8	645.5	591.6	54.0	0.02	3259.4	442.4	1243.9	661.5	408.0	582.5	522.0	74.3
Fujian	510.83	59.31	451.52	2.45	169.0	531.9	1049.9	3995.9	120.2	167.7	25.0	16.2	357.9	1925.6	968.3	904.5	63.6	0.16	3553.2	448.8	1015.0	623.6	326.9	391.4	310.5	77.6
Jiangxi	279.20	28.16	251.04	1.32	126.1	394.8	429.2	4252.5	67.0	69.8	14.0	6.0	167.4	1153.0	555.7	524.1	31.6	0.04	2322.1	249.4	673.9	421.9	230.9	252.0	214.5	59.6
Shandong	809.02	81.37	727.65	4.60	354.6	795.7	1106.9	8463.3	197.9	265.4	32.4	31.9	460.3	3249.4	1620.1	1517.8	102.3	0.06	7118.1	881.2	1896.6	1088.0	658.7	808.6	715.8	173.2
Henan	603.67	62.80	540.87	3.23	264.5	1062.3	1422.8	5572.3	249.4	302.6	28.1	5.9	327.9	2526.7	1137.9	1020.9	116.9	0.08	5062.0	548.2	1341.4	845.4	608.0	495.9	413.5	134.6
Hubei	431.77	42.88	388.89	1.05	197.4	600.3	655.5	4923.9	90.5	106.1	28.2	30.3	293.0	1555.5	750.3	688.0	62.2	0.06	3953.7	491.4	1020.3	681.3	384.1	338.9	293.1	103.6
Hunan	439.94	39.47	400.47	0.88	181.3	671.9	765.0	2832.6	123.4	177.0	21.6	25.5	321.7	1868.0	895.2	831.0	64.1	0.07	3749.1	475.0	1011.6	666.7	378.6	344.9	283.4	96.0
Guangdong	1888.00	270.84	1617.16	8.09	681.2	797.9	5190.2	8474.7	485.8	553.9	227.9	208.7	992.2	6395.4	3193.0	2797.8	392.8	2.38	10792.8	1659.4	3147.1	2206.1	1162.3	941.0	690.2	372.4
Guangxi	326.55	21.88	304.67	0.64	125.0	389.9	308.1	984.2	116.1	122.6	20.8	4.9	200.8	1318.1	635.4	588.3	47.0	0.05	2532.7	278.6	650.9	399.6	213.5	251.3	222.3	47.5
Hainan	93.80	7.15	86.65	0.15	42.6	98.4	235.9	425.5	22.9	32.2	5.5	3.4	55.1	446.8	231.2	221.7	9.5	0.03	671.6	106.6	175.0	122.7	66.4	52.2	40.3	14.8
Chongqing	243.92	25.91	218.01	0.61	105.7	280.6	403.0	1000.5	70.0	88.9	7.7	23.1	142.8	1069.8	526.2	505.3	20.9	0.03	1801.2	244.4	571.3	384.5	259.2	186.7	168.0	33.4
Sichuan	606.88	56.55	550.33	1.88	262.5	626.4	1045.9	3913.2	142.1	188.6	30.0	59.7	430.9	2570.8	1248.0	1168.8	79.1	0.09	4817.9	584.5	1382.9	922.8	559.6	460.0	403.1	92.1
Guizhou	219.32	14.97	204.35	0.50	58.4	278.9	581.2	1345.6	30.9	36.3	11.1	8.3	129.3	1107.6	552.2	518.5	33.7	0.02	2044.3	186.1	404.0	254.9	155.1	149.1	130.8	34.6
Yunnan	324.07	16.32	307.75	0.41	133.9	318.5	461.1	2088.9	56.8	74.5	15.6	24.4	310.9	1463.7	733.5	692.2	41.3	0.05	2589.5	272.3	540.1	361.4	197.9	178.7	137.9	67.2
Tibet	25.51	1.65	23.86	0.02	40.4	47.0	140.7	229.3	6.0	6.0	2.5	1.3	15.6	104.6	56.6	48.4	8.2	0.00	196.4	19.3	40.5	39.0	21.4	1.6	0.7	3.5
Shaanxi	348.55	28.89	319.66	0.59	199.5	335.0	595.3	2971.1	86.7	108.9	17.8	39.2	263.4	1490.3	753.3	709.2	44.1	0.06	2907.2	395.9	775.5	531.1	284.9	244.4	207.9	63.5
Gansu	172.29	11.15	161.14	0.37	91.9	201.1	353.1	1887.6	44.9	37.7	9.4	2.8	204.4	777.4	379.7	354.3	25.5	0.01	1614.7	152.7	396.4	269.9	145.9	126.5	104.9	50.1
Qinghai	48.29	2.40	45.89	0.04	36.7	48.5	150.3	570.7	12.3	14.7	5.1	1.7	33.2	203.9	105.0	92.7	12.3	0.01	463.5	44.2	104.2	84.6	50.1	19.6	17.2	5.7
Ningxia	57.58	3.57	54.01	0.09	30.6	50.4	141.6	337.5	11.5	9.9	3.0	1.5	49.5	257.2	130.8	117.3	13.5	0.00	520.5	52.9	108.5	81.3	46.8	27.1	22.8	8.0
Xinjiang	231.81	14.45	217.36	0.32	224.2	296.4	740.0	1942.0	96.2	112.0	23.6	50.2	99.8	1087.2	554.4	517.5	36.9	0.02	1670.9	182.6	518.3	390.8	236.8	127.5	104.9	47.7
Not Classified								27.9											36.7	36.7
by Region
a) Length of long-distance calls of fixed telephone includes traditional calls and IP calls.
b) Number of subscribers of public telephone since 2002 included the smart net special end-users which were installed at the public spatial, such as street.