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Country factfile

Area

9,597,000 km²

Population

1,337,316,000

Demographic and economic indicators

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Population Aged 65+: January 1st ('000)	120,167.18	122,886.04	124,719.63	127,530.73	129,543.75
Population Density (people per sq km)	140.18	140.93	141.66	142.38	143.06
GDP Measured at Purchasing Power Parity (million international $)	6,406,106.94	7,283,965.14	7,627,346.52	8,765,107.16	9,711,243.89
Real GDP Growth (% growth)	11.61	13.02	9.55	8.74	10.50
Inflation (% growth)	1.49	5.04	6.34	-0.68	3.12
Consumer Expenditure (US$ million)	1,009,312.38	1,230,397.64	1,559,900.12	1,702,369.05	1,867,124.18
Annual Gross Income (US$ million)	1,726,547.75	2,112,889.41	2,667,664.51	2,930,619.84	3,169,909.86
Annual Disposable Income (US$ million)	1,586,325.23	1,941,289.94	2,459,873.08	2,689,514.48	2,917,037.39

Source

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

Lifestyle indicators

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Consumer Expenditure on Food (US$ million)	227,906.91	281,469.81	363,853.66	380,976.96	404,544.73
Internet Users ('000)	138,981.78	212,580.78	298,000.00	375,252.59	438,146.89
New Registrations of Passenger Cars ('000)	4,678.67	4,986.44	6,054.82	8,094.09

Source

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

Market sizes

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Tourism Receipts (US$ million)	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 )