10-32  Floor Space Completed and Housing Conditions of Urban and Rural Residents                      
           
  Floor Space of Floor Space of Per Capita Per Capita  
  New Residential New Residential Floor Space of  Floor  
Year Buildings in Buildings in Residentail Building Space in  
  Urban Areas Rural Areas  in Urban Areas Rural Areas  
  (100 million sq.m) (100 million sq.m) (sq.m) (sq.m)  
         
1978 0.38 1.00 6.7 8.1
1980 0.92 5.00 7.2 9.4
1985 1.88 7.22 10.0 14.7
                                                
1986 2.22 9.84 12.4 15.3
1987 2.23 8.84 12.7 16.0
1988 2.40 8.45 13.0 16.6
1989 1.97 6.76 13.5 17.2
1990 1.73 6.91 13.7 17.8
                                                                  
1991 1.92 7.54 14.2 18.5
1992 2.40 6.19 14.8 18.9
1993 3.08 4.81 15.2 20.7
1994 3.57 6.18 15.7 20.2
1995 3.75 6.99 16.3 21.0
                                                                  
1996 3.95 8.28 17.0 21.7
1997 4.06 8.06 17.8 22.5
1998 4.76 8.00 18.7 23.3
1999 5.59 8.34 19.4 24.2
2000 5.49 7.97 20.3 24.8
2001 5.75 7.29 20.8 25.7
2002 5.98 7.42 22.8 26.5
2003 5.50 7.52 23.7 27.2
         
a)Data on the per capital floor space of residential buildings in urban areas are provided by the Ministry of Construction.