e-magazine
The Hot Zone
China's newly announced air defense identification zone over the East China Sea aims to shore up national security
Current Issue
· Table of Contents
· Editor's Desk
· Previous Issues
· Subscribe to Mag
Subscribe Now >>
Expert's View
World
Nation
Business
Finance
Market Watch
Legal-Ease
North American Report
Forum
Government Documents
Expat's Eye
Health
Science/Technology
Lifestyle
Books
Movies
Backgrounders
Special
Photo Gallery
Blogs
Reader's Service
Learning with
'Beijing Review'
E-mail us
RSS Feeds
PDF Edition
Web-magazine
Reader's Letters
Make Beijing Review your homepage
Hot Links

cheap eyeglasses
Market Avenue
eBeijing

ECONOMY
THIS WEEK> THIS WEEK NO. 20, 2012> ECONOMY
UPDATED: May 11, 2012 NO. 20 MAY 17, 2012
Numbers
Share

1.65 trillion yuan

Sales of the top 100 chain stores in China totaled 1.65 trillion yuan ($238.63 billion) last year, according to the China Chain Store and Franchise Association

$35.12 billion

Trade between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan in the first quarter totaled $35.12 billion, down 6.7 percent from the same period last year, said the Ministry of Commerce

7.56 trillion yuan

China's credit card transactions totaled 7.56 trillion yuan ($1.2 billion) in 2011, up 47.95 percent from a year earlier, according to the China Banking Association

758.3 billion yuan

China's online third-party payment market reached 758.3 billion yuan ($120.49 billion) in the first quarter of 2012, soaring 90.9 percent year on year, according to Analysys International, a Beijing-based Internet information provider.



 
Top Story
-Protecting Ocean Rights
-Partners in Defense
-Fighting HIV+'s Stigma
-HIV: Privacy VS. Protection
-Setting the Tone
Most Popular
 
About BEIJINGREVIEW | About beijingreview.com | Rss Feeds | Contact us | Advertising | Subscribe & Service | Make Beijing Review your homepage
Copyright Beijing Review All right reserved