17-1  Basic Conditions of Wholesale and Retail Trades
Item	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Wholesale and Retail Trades
Number of Corporation Enterprises            (unit)	55737	100935	95468	111770	125223
Engaged Persons at Year-end    (10 000 persons)	604.9	737.4	749.0	852.2	901.1
Total Purchases                       (100 million yuan)	128912.5	184039.3	179202.9	248040.9	328160.3
Imports                                 (100 million yuan)	8871.7	14473.1	13308.0	19604.7	27230.6
Total Sales                               (100 million yuan)	132740.8	208229.8	201166.2	276635.7	360525.9
Exports                                 (100 million yuan)	11154.4	13837.5	11174.1	14424.8	17795.0
Total Stock at Year-end           (100 million yuan)	9193.2	15368.1	16024.0	19816.8	24979.3
Wholesalel Trade
Number of Corporation Enterprises            (unit)	29046	59432	52853	59464	66752
Engaged Persons at Year-end     (10 000 persons)	249.6	315.4	312.3	350.9	373.5
Total Purchases                       (100 million yuan)	104832.5	152557.5	143008.7	199150.1	266077.2
Imports                                 (100 million yuan)	8466.4	14009.1	12699.1	18463.0	25383.8
Total Sales                               (100 million yuan)	105619.9	170260.2	157834.6	219121.1	288701.0
Exports                                 (100 million yuan)	11100.1	13819.9	11152.0	14380.3	17740.9
Total Stock at Year-end           (100 million yuan)	6649.9	11675.8	11848.3	14712.2	18329.0
Retail Trade
Number of Corporation Enterprises            (unit)	26691	41503	42615	52306	58471
Engaged Persons at Year-end    (10 000 persons)	355.3	422.1	436.7	501.3	527.6
Total Purchases                       (100 million yuan)	24080.1	31481.9	36194.2	48890.8	62083.1
Imports                                 (100 million yuan)	405.3	464.0	608.8	1141.6	1846.8
Total Sales                              (100 million yuan)	27121.0	37969.6	43331.6	57514.6	71824.9
Exports                                 (100 million yuan)	54.3	17.6	22.1	44.5	54.1
Total Stock at Year-end           (100 million yuan)	2543.3	3692.4	4175.7	5104.6	6650.3
Business Area of Retail at Year-end	16091.1	19075.5	22727.9	26189.8	21227.8
(10 000 sq.m)
a) Scope of wholesale and retail trades for 2007 covers enterprises and establishments above designated size; those for 2008-2011 covers enterprises
above designated size.
b) For the designation of size for 2008-2011, the indicator was based on income from principal business; for 2007, it was based on total sales or
turnover and engaged persons.