CHINA CONTACT
CONTENTS
    
1 CHINA'S CONSUMERS
      1.1 Key consumer markets
      Table 1.1 LEADING CITIES KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS, 2003
      1.2 Average Incomes
      Table 1.2 AVERAGE INCOMES BY REGION, 1997¨C2003
    
2 CHINA'S CONSUMER MARKET
      2.1 General spending trends
      Table 2.1 CONSUMER EXPENDITURE* BY BROAD SECTOR AT CURRENT PRICES, 1997¨C2003
      2.2 Per capita spending
      Table 2.2 PER CAPITA CONSUMER EXPENDITURE* BY BROAD SECTOR AT CURRENT PRICES, 1997¨C2003
      2.3 Retail sales & consumer spending
      Table 2.3 RETAIL SALES AS A PROPORTION OF CONSUMER EXPENDITURE, 1997¨C2003
      2.4 Urban income & consumer spending compared
      Table 2.4 URBAN AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME/EXPENDITURE, 1997¨C2003
      2.5 Average urban weekly shopping basket
Chart 1.1 AVERAGE WEEKLY URBAN SHOPPING BASKET, 2003
      2.6 Rural weekly shopping basket
Chart 1.2 AVERAGE WEEKLY RURAL SHOPPING BASKET, 2003
      2.7 Average urban & rural weekly shopping baskets compared
Chart 1.3 URBAN & RURAL SHOPPING BASKETS COMPARED, 2003
    
3 CHINA'S RETAIL MARKET
      3.1 Overview
      3.2 Total retail market
      Table 3.1 TOTAL RETAIL CURRENT MARKET VALUE, 1997-2003
      Table 3.2 TOTAL RETAIL CONSTANT MARKET VALUE, 1997-2003
      3.3 Per capita retail sales by province
      Map 1.1 PER CAPITA RETAIL SALES BY PROVINCE, 2003
      3.4 Outlook for retail market
      Table 3.3 FORECAST TOTAL CONSTANT VALUE RETAIL SALES, 2004-2008
    
4 WTO: CONSUMER MARKET TIMELINES
Retailing
Distribution & logistics
    
5 EXCHANGE RATES
      5.1 Exchange Rates: China
      Table 5.1 AVERAGE ANNUAL EXCHANGE RATES, 1997¨C2003
      5.2 Exchange Rates: Hong Kong
      Table 5.2 AVERAGE ANNUAL EXCHANGE RATES, 1997¨C2003