Numbers of the Week

17.5%

The total export trade agreements signed at the 104th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, the country's most important trade fair, were valued at $31.55 billion, down 17.5 percent from last session.

250 billion yuan

China will start work on new airport infrastructure worth 250 billion yuan ($36.6 billion) in 2010, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.