Numbers of the Week
1 trillion yuan
Sichuan Province's direct economic losses incurred in the wake of the massive Wenchuan earthquake surmounted 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) by June 28, according to Huang Xiaoxiang, Vice Governor of the province
43%
China's social security fund reported total operating income of 145.35 billion yuan ($21 billion) for 2007, with a return rate of 43 percent, largely thanks to last year's stock market spree. |