Absolute
figures in this table are calculated at current prices, while indices are
calculated at constant prices.
Value (yuan)
Index (Preceding Year=100)
Index (1978=100)
Year
All
Urban/Rural
All
All
Households
Rural
Urban
Consumption
Households
Rural
Urban
Households
Rural
Urban
Household
Household
Ratio (Urban
Household
Household
Household
Household
Household=1)
1978
184
138
405
2.9
104.1
104.3
103.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
1979
208
159
425
2.7
106.9
106.5
102.8
106.9
106.5
102.8
1980
238
178
489
2.7
109.0
108.4
107.2
116.5
115.4
110.2
1981
264
201
521
2.6
108.3
109.8
104.0
126.2
126.8
114.6
1982
288
223
536
2.4
106.8
109.1
100.7
134.8
138.3
115.4
1983
316
250
558
2.2
108.1
110.6
102.1
145.8
153.1
117.9
1984
361
287
618
2.2
112.0
112.9
107.9
163.2
172.8
127.2
1985
446
349
765
2.2
113.5
113.3
111.1
185.2
195.7
141.3
1986
497
378
872
2.3
104.7
102.3
106.7
194.0
200.3
150.8
1987
565
421
998
2.4
106.0
104.9
105.6
205.5
210.0
159.3
1988
714
509
1311
2.6
107.8
105.2
109.7
221.5
221.0
174.7
1989
788
549
1466
2.7
99.8
98.3
100.7
221.0
217.2
176.0
1990
833
560
1596
2.9
103.7
99.2
108.5
229.2
215.4
190.9
1991
932
602
1840
3.1
108.6
105.4
110.7
249.0
227.1
211.4
1992
1116
688
2262
3.3
113.3
108.5
116.1
282.0
246.5
245.3
1993
1393
805
2924
3.6
108.4
104.3
110.4
305.8
257.1
270.8
1994
1833
1038
3852
3.7
104.6
103.1
104.4
320.0
265.0
282.8
1995
2355
1313
4931
3.8
107.8
106.8
107.2
345.1
282.9
303.2
1996
2789
1626
5532
3.4
109.4
114.5
103.4
377.6
323.8
313.6
1997
3002
1722
5823
3.4
104.5
103.1
102.2
394.6
334.0
320.4
1998
3159
1730
6109
3.5
105.9
101.2
105.9
417.8
338.1
339.2
1999
3346
1766
6405
3.6
108.3
105.1
107.0
452.3
355.3
363.0
2000
3632
1860
6850
3.7
108.6
104.5
107.8
491.0
371.3
391.1
2001
3869
1969
7113
3.6
105.7
104.5
103.2
518.8
388.0
403.6
2002
4106
2062
7387
3.6
106.5
105.2
104.2
552.5
408.1
420.5
2003
4411
2103
7901
3.8
106.5
100.3
106.3
588.5
409.5
447.2
2004
4925
2301
8679
3.8
107.4
103.4
106.4
632.3
423.5
475.7
2005
5439
2531
9393
3.7
107.7
106.5
105.8
681.0
451.0
503.3
a)
The effect of price differentials between urban and rural areas has not been
removed in the calculation of the urban/rural consumption ratio. The same as in the following
table.
