Increases in Output of Major Industrial Products
Product |
Unit |
1952 |
1978 |
1999 |
raw coal |
100 million tons |
0.66 |
6.18 |
10.45 |
crude oil |
10,000 tons |
44 |
10,405 |
16,000 |
generated energy |
100 million kwh |
73 |
2,566 |
12,393 |
steel |
10,000 tons |
135 |
3,178 |
12,426 |
cement |
10,000 tons |
286 |
6,524 |
57,300 |
tractors |
10,000 |
|
11.35 |
6.54 |
automobiles |
10,000 |
|
14.91 |
185.00 |
color TV sets |
10,000 |
|
0.38 |
4,262 |
chemical fibers |
10,000 tons |
|
28.46 |
600 |
yarn |
10,000 tons |
65.6 |
238.2 |
567 |
cloth |
100 million meters |
38.3 |
110.3 |
250 |
sugar |
10,000 tons |
45 |
227 |
861 |
sulphuric acid |
10,000 tons |
19 |
661 |
2,356 |
(Source: website of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs)