Yearly National Data
Administrative Divisions and Natural Resources
  • By the end of 2008, China administrates 33 province-level regions, 333 prefecture-level regions and 2,859 county-level districts.
    Details>>     		Number of Prefecture-level Regions 

National Accounts
  • In 2008, China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recorded a seven-year-low growth rate of 8.9%, down from 12.2% in 2007.
    Details>>     		Growth Rate of GDP 

General Survey
  • In 2007, daily Average GDP (Gross Domestic Product) hit RMB 68.4 billion in current price, rising from RMB 38.5 billion in 2006.
    Details>>     		Average Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 

Employment and Wages
  • The registered unemployment rate in urban area rose from 4.0% in 2007 to 4.2% in 2008.
    Details>>     		Registered Unemployment Rate in Urban Area 

Population
  • China has the world’s largest population. At the end of 2008, China’s population exceeded 1,328 million, compared with 1,321 million in 2007. However, the natural growth rate of China’s population fell from 5.17% in 2007 to 5.08% in 2008.
    Details>>     		Population at Year-end(Million) 

Fixed-asset Investment
  • In 2008, China's Fixed-asset investment surpassed RMB 17.2 trillion, a 25.5% increase from the previous year.
    Details>>     		Total Fixed-asset Investment (RMB billion) 

Price Index
  • Consumer Price Index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 5.9% in 2008, compared with a rise of 4.8% in 2007.
    Details>>     		Consumer Price Index (CPI) 

Energy
  • In 2008, China produced 2.6 billion tons of coal equivalents. It witnessed an increase of 5.2%, down from 6.5% in 2007.
    Details>>     		Growth Rate of Energy Production 

Government Finance
  • In 2008, the government revenue of China surpassed RMB 6.1 trillion and the government expenditure exceeded RMB 6.2 trillion. The growth rate of government revenue fell from 32.4% in 2007 to 19.5%, while that of government expenditure rose from 23.2% in 2007 to 25.4%.
    Details>>     		Government Expenditure(RMB billion) 
Real Estate Development Investment
  • In 2008, the investment in real estate development reached about RMB 3.1 trillion, compared with RMB 2.5 trillion in 2007.
    Details>>     		Investment in Real Estate Development(RMB billion) 

People's Living Conditions
  • Per capita annual disposable income of urban households increased by about RMB 1,995, from RMB 13,785.81 in 2007 to RMB 15,780.8 in 2008.
    Details>>     		Per Capita Annual Disposable Income of Urban Households (RMB) 

General Survey of Cities
  • In 2007, the average population density in Chinese mainland cities fell from 2,238.2 persons/sq km to 2,104 persons/sq km.
    Details>>     		City Population Density (persons/sq km) 

Environmental Protection
  • In 2008, per capita water resources in China surged from 1,916 cubic meters/person to 2,048 cubic meters/person. However, the figure is less than one third of the world's average per capita water resource.
    Details>>     		Per Capita Water Resources (cubic meters) 

Agriculture
  • In 2008, gross output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery hit RMB 5.8 trillion, climbing from RMB 3.9 trillion in the previous year.
    Details>>     		Gross Output Value of Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery (RMB billion) 

Industry
  • In 2008, gross industrial output value of state-owned enterprises and non-state-owned enterprises above designated size exceeded RMB 40.5 trillion, rising from RMB 31.7 trillion in 2006.
    Details>>     		Gross Industrial Output of State-owned Enterprises and Non-state-owned Enterprises above Designated Size(RMB billion) 

Construction
  • In 2008, gross output value of construction enterprises amounted to RMB 6.1 trillion, rising from RMB 5.1 trillion in 2007.
    Details>>     		Gross Output Value of Construction Enterprises(RMB billion) 


Transportation and Posting Service
  • In 2008, total freight traffic in China reached 25.8 billion tons, with a growth of 13.7% from 2007.
    Details>>     		Total Freight Traffic (million tons) 

Domestic Trade
  • China has a large consumer market. In 2008, total retail sales of consumer goods surpassed RMB 10.8 trillion, up 21.6% compared with the previous year.
    Details>>     		Total Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) 

Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation
  • China, the second largest export after Germany, realized export value of US$1.4 trillion in 2008, up 17.2% year on year. The growth rate of export value fell from 25.8% in 2007 to 17.3% in 2008.
    Details>>     		Total Export Value (US$ billion) 

Tourism
  • China is an attractive tourism destination for foreign tourists. In 2008, over 130 million international tourists visited China, down from 131 million in 2007.
    Details>>     		Total Number of International Tourists(million)

Banking and Securities
  • By the end of 2008, China’s foreign exchange reserve topped US$1.9 trillion, representing an increment of 41.8 billion from 2007.
    Details>>     		Foreign Exchange Reserve(US$ billion) 

Education
  • In 2008, the number of graduates from regular higher education institutions amounted to 5.12 million, growing from 4.5 million in 2007.
    Details>>     		Number of Graduates from Regular Higher Education Institutions(1,000) 

Culture, Sports and Public Healthcare
  • China is expanding its expenditure on public health. In 2007, China spent RMB 1,096.6 billion on public health, compared with RMB 984 billion in 2006.
    Details>>     		Total Public Health Expenditure(RMB billion)

Other Social Activities
  • Total revenue of social insurance fund expanded from RMB 108.1 billion in 2007 to RMB 136.96 billion in 2008. Its growth rate climbed up from 25.1% in 2007 to 26.7% in 2008.
    Details>>     		Revenue of Social Insurance Fund(RMB billion) 

 
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