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China basic data


Territory: 9.6 million sq km (2001)
Population: 1,314.48 million (2006)
Population growth rate: 5.28 per thousand
Land boundaries: Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam
Capital city: Beijing
Other main cities: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macao, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Chongqing
Languages: Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, and Hakka dialects, as well as minority languages.
Measures: metric system
Time: GMT +8
Currency: Renminbi (RMB) yuan
Religion: Buddhism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity
Government type: Communist state
President: Hu Jintao
Vice-President: Zeng Qinghong
Premier: Wen Jiabao
Public holidays: New Year's Day (1st of January), the Spring Festival (the New Year's Day or Lunar New Year in Chinese calendar), International Labour Day (1st of May), and the National Day (1st of October)


  Chinese Economy: Gross Domestic Product (GDP), quarterly trends  

  Q1/07 Q2/07 Q3/07 Q4/07 Q1/08 Q2/08 Q3/08 Q4/08 Q1/09
Growth Rate y-o-y (%) 11.1 11.5 13.4 13.0 10.6 10.4 9.9 9.0 6.1
Absolute Value (100 million yuan) 50,287 106,768 174,428 257,306 63,475 134,726 208,025 300,670 65,745
Absolute Value (100 million €) 4,944 10,313 16,804 23,913 5,910 12,394 20,256 33,334 7,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Exchange rate 1 € = yuan 10.17 10.352 10.38 10.76 10.74 10.87 10.27 9.02 8.90
Source: PMR based on information from National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2009
Euro's exchange rate based on average exchange rate at www.x-rates.com, 2009


   Chinese Economy: Annual Trends  

    2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
GDP              
GDP at current prices € (bn) 1,308 1,245 1,326 1,954 2,091 2,593
  USD (bn) 1,237 1,410 1,649 2,529 2,681 3,279
Real GDP change (%) y-o-y 9.1 10.0 10.1 10.4 11.6 11.9
Foreign Trade              
Exports USD (bn) 326 438 593 762 969 1218
Imports USD (bn) 295 413 561 660 792 956
Growth rate of import-export over previous year % 21.8 37.1 35.7 23.2 20.8 20.7
Prices              
Changes of consumer prices (%) y-o-y -0.8 1.2 3.9 1.8 1.5 4.8
Producer Price Index (%) y-o-y -2.2 2.3 6.1 4.9 3.0 3.1
Urban unemployment (registered) (%)   4.0 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0
Exchange rates              
USD/RMB   8.2773 8.2773 8.2765 8.0702 7.8087 7.6088
Market size              
Population m 1,285 1,292 1,300 1,308 1,314 1,321
Per capita net income of rural households  yuan 2,476 2,622 2,936 3,255 3,587 4,140
  USD 299 317 355 403 459 544
Per capita disposable income of urban households  yuan 7,703 8,472 9,422 10,493 11,759 13,785
  USD 931 1,024 1,138 1,300 1,506 1,808
Source: PMR based on information from The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China & National Bureau of Statistics of China, 2009
Euro's exchange rate based on average exchange rate at www.x-rates.com, 2009



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Economy



  Top 10 Chinese Enterprises in 2007  

Rank Name of Company
 Operating Income (bilion) yuan
Growth (%) 2007/2006
1 China Petrochemical Corporation 1,065 29
2 China National Petroleum Corporation 894 29
3 State Grid Corporation of China 855 20
4 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited 291 22
5 China Mobile 286 21
6 Bank of China 242 32
7 China Southern Power Grid 223 18
8 China Life Insurance (Group) Company 210 11
9 China Telecom 198 6
10 Agricultural Bank of China 195 39
  Source: Top 500 Chinese Enterprises in 2006, China Enterprise Confederation, China Enterprise Directors Association 


  Top 10 Manufacturing Enterprises in China in 2006  

Rank Name of Company
Operating Income (bilion) yuan
Growth (%) 2007/2006
1 Baosteel Group Co. 0 2.6
2 China FAW Group Corporation 0 14.8
3 Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group 0 22.0
4 Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd 0 26.1
5 Legend Holdings Ltd. 0 28.4
6 Haier Group Corporation 0 4.0
7 Aluminum Corporation of China (CHINALCO) 0 68.6
8 China North Industries Group Corporation 0 33.4
9 China South Industries Group Corporation 0 34.4
10 Shougang Group 0 8.5
  Source: Top 500 Chinese Enterprises in 2006, China Enterprise Confederation, China Enterprise Directors Association 

 

 

Constructions


  Top 10 Chinese Enterprises in 2007  

Rank Name of Company  Total Turnover (billion) yuan  Growth (%) 2007/2006
1 China Railway Engineering Group Co.Ltd 164 28,8
2 China Railway Construction Corporation 149 28,9
3 China State Construction Engineering Corporation 145 25,1
4 China Communication Construction Company Ltd 115 34,9
5 Shanghai Construction Group 50 37,1
6 China National Machinery Industry Corporation 47 36,9
7 Sino-hydro Corporation 41 27,6
8 Beijing Urban Construction Group Corporation 25 16,0
9 China National Building Material Group Corporation 25 18,2
10 Beijing Construction Engineering Group 21 6,9
  Source: China's Top 500 Enterprises 2006  

IT & Telecoms


  Top 10 Electronic & Information Enterprises in China in 2007  

Rank Name of Company
 Operating Income (bilion) yuan
Growth (%) 2007/2006
1 Legend Holdings Ltd. 139 28.4
2 Haier Group 108 4.5
3 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd 66 40.3
4 BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd 63 15.2
5 Midea Group 52 21.9
6 TCL Corporation 47 -10.2
7 Hisense Company Limited 44 30.4
8 Founder Group 31 19.3
9 Panda Electronics Group Company Ltd. 28 -1.4
10 SVA (Group) Co., Ltd 27 -8.9
  Source: Top 500 Chinese Enterprises in 2006, China Enterprise Confederation, China Enterprise Directors Association 

Retail


  Top 10 Chain Retailers in China in 2007  

Rank Name of Company
 Total Sales (million) yuan
Growth (%) 2007/2006 Total Outlet
1 GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd 102,350 18 1,020
2 Bailian Group Co., Ltd 87,139 13 6,454
3 Suning Appliance Co., Ltd. 85,475 40 632
4 China Resources Vanguard Co., Ltd. 50,300 33 2,539
5 Dalian Dashang Group 50,220 39 145
6 Carrefour China Inc. 29,600 24 112
7 Wumart Group 27,941 21 718
8 RT-MART Shanghai 25,675 31 85
9 Shangshe Group 22,167 23 263
10 NGS supermarket group 22,096 13 3,226
  Source: China Chainstore & Franchise Association  

Pharmaceutical


  Top 10 Pharmaceutical Company in 2007  

Rank Name of Company
1 Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co., Ltd.
2 Shijiazhuang Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (CSPC)
3 Shanghai Pharmaceutical (Group) Co.,Ltd.
4 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited
5 Tianjin Pharmaceutical Group
6 Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
7 North China Pharmaceutical Group Corp. (NCPC)
8 Xiuzheng Pharmaceutical Group
9 China Beijing Tongrentang Group Co.,Ltd.
10 Beijing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
  Source: State Food and Drug Administration China  



 

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