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Country factfile

Area

9,597,000 km²

Population

1,331,219,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Population aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	117,810.43	120,167.18	122,886.04	124,719.63	127,530.73
Population density (people per sq km)	139.36	140.18	140.93	141.66	142.38
GDP measured at purchasing power parity (million international $)	5,313,732.60	6,121,418.26	7,034,956.30	7,887,747.05	8,552,287.17
Real GDP growth (% growth)	10.40	11.61	13.01	9.01	8.50
Inflation (% growth)	1.82	1.46	4.75	5.86	-0.06
Consumer expenditure (US$ million)	854,026.32	990,828.37	1,203,719.57	1,582,709.85	1,723,579.60
Annual gross income (US$ million)	1,391,696.69	1,612,124.74	1,924,482.65	2,525,745.10	2,749,461.38
Annual disposable income (US$ million)	1,278,777.86	1,477,453.94	1,759,623.84	2,301,353.55	2,501,051.01

Source

• World Economic Factbook
• International Marketing Data and Statistics
• Future Demographic

Lifestyle indicators

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Consumer expenditure on food (US$ million)	300,842.1	347,723.3	409,840.9	522,871.0	552,606.7
Internet users ('000)	111,846.70	138,981.78	212,580.78	298,000.00	375,252.59
New registrations of passenger cars ('000)	3,971.10	5,175.96	5,451.22	5,699.45
Consumer electronics (RMB million)	188,535.20	202,470.43	213,831.64	238,159.29
Dog and cat food (RMB million)	1,796.73	2,006.54	2,223.49	2,451.91	2,687.09

Source

• World Income Distribution
• Who Buys What
• World Consumer Spending
• World Consumer Lifestyles Databook

Market sizes

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Soft drinks (million litres)	33,833	37,514	40,927	44,327	47,231
Soft drinks (RMB million)	160,051	175,642	189,904	205,032	215,352
Tobacco (RMB million)	501,855	535,616	575,740	614,864	642,339
Cosmetics and toiletries (RMB million)	75,323	82,762	90,125	97,573	105,097
Tourism receipts (US$ million)	29,296	33,949	37,233	38,652	38,615

Source

• Consumer Asia

Business information sources

• Department of International Cooperation, State Information Center, CEInet Data Co Ltd ( ce.cei.gov.cn )
• Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) ( www.moftec.gov.cn )
• National Bureau of Statistics ( www.stats.gov.cn )
• People's Bank of China ( www.pbc.gov.cn )