13-1 Basic Conditions of Domestic Trade
Item | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003
Number of Corporate (unit) | 3796 | 471 | 394 | 502 | 502 | 518
Wholesale and Retail Trades | 3639 | 443 | 370 | 479 | 477 | 483
Catering Trade | 157 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 35
Number of Economic Active Unit (unit) | 4667 | 499 | 431 | 571 | 595 | 610
Wholesale and Retail Trades | 4297 | 456 | 382 | 511 | 524 | 530
Catering Trade | 370 | 43 | 49 | 60 | 71 | 80
Wholesale and Retail Trades |
Total Purchases (100 million yuan) | 606 | 377.9 | 404.3 | 472.1 | 519.4 | 700.9
Total sales (100 million yuan ) | 712.8 | 463.2 | 478.3 | 506.2 | 624.8 | 776.4
Total Inventory (100 million yuan) | 244.3 | 157.8 | 120.8 | 143.3 | 116.1 | 129.5
Total Retail Sales of Consumer Goods (100 million yuan ) | 327.5 | 347.4 | 374.5 | 406.3 | 442.9 | 421.2
By Location of Establishments |
City | 197.7 | 214 | 233.7 | 256.6 | 284.8 | 311.3
County | 59.9 | 61.5 | 65.2 | 69.7 | 74.3 | 49.2
Below County Level | 69.9 | 71.9 | 75.6 | 80 | 83.8 | 60.7
By Sector |  |  |
Wholesale and Retail Trade | 206.9 | 222.6 | 242.3 | 266.4 | 296.2 | 341.9
Catering Trade | 27.8 | 32.7 | 38.2 | 44.5 | 53 | 60.6
Others | 92.8 | 92.1 | 94 | 95.4 | 93.7 | 18.7
Note: a) Figures since 1999 on purchase, sales and inventory by wholesale and retail trade refer to units above designated size.
b) Numder of corporation unit, economic active units and persons employed since 1999 refer to those enterprise above designated size.
c) Retail Volume for Social Consumer’s Goods After 2003 Excludes Retail Volume for Farmers and Manufacturers(The same as follows).