16-2 Trade of Consumable Markets in Urban and Rural Areas
Item |  |  |  |  |
1985 | 1990 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001
Number of Free Markets | 61337 | 72579 | 88576 | 88811 | 86454
Urban Areas | 8013 | 13106 | 24983 | 26395 | 26699
Rural Areas | 53324 | 59473 | 63593 | 62416 | 59755
Transaction Value(100 million yuan) | 632.3 | 2168.2 | 21707.8 | 24279.6 | 24949.4
Urban Areas | 120.7 | 837.8 | 12325.7 | 13800.4 | 14319.7
Rural Areas | 511.6 | 1330.4 | 9382.1 | 10479.2 | 10629.6
Of the Transaction Value: |  |  |  |  |
Grain and Oil | 49.6 | 146.8 | 1591.1 | 1959.5 | 1868.5
Meat, Poultry and Eggs | 140.1 | 618.8 | 3802.1 | 4201.9 | 4185.3
Aquatic Products | 33.2 | 182.4 | 1800.7 | 2073.4 | 2076.8
Vegetables | 48.8 | 264.2 | 2425.5 | 2661.8 | 2695.2
Dried and Fresh Fruits | 25.5 | 183.5 | 1398.2 | 1546.2 | 1584.4
a) The transaction value by category of commodities in 1985 referred to the data of the rural consumable markets, and since 1990 the figures have
referred to the data of the consumable markets in both rural and urban areas.
b) Data in this table were obtained from the State Administration For Industry & Commerce. |