Numbers of the Week
16.2 billion yuan
Online Chinese shoppers spent 16.2 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) in 19 major cities in the first half of 2008, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced on June 16.
6.8919
The Chinese currency, the yuan, was trading at 6.8919 to $1 on June 17, hitting a record high since the yuan was unpegged from the U.S. dollar in 2005. By June 17, the yuan had appreciated 17.67 percent since then.
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