| APP.2-3 Ranking Position of China in Output of Major Industrial Products | ||||||||
| Sources: United Nations Database, Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook; FAO Database. | ||||||||
| Item | 1978 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Crude Steel | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Coal | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crude Petroleum | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Electricity | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cement | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fertilizer | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chemical Fibre | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Woven Cotton Fabrics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sugar | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Television Set | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |