Editing WS:Kartaran Cliffs Notes (section)

=Economy=
==Economy - overview:==

==GDP - composition by sector:==
agriculture: 13.8%
industry and construction: 52.9%
services: 33.3% (2004 est.)
==Labor force:==
760.8 million
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 49%, industry 22%, services 29% (2003 est.)
==Unemployment rate:==
9.8% in urban areas; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas; an official Chinese journal estimated overall unemployment (including rural areas) for 2003 at 20% (2004 est.)
==Population below poverty line:==
10% (2001 est.)
==Household income or consumption by percentage share:==
lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 30.4% (1998)
==Inflation rate (consumer prices):==
4.1% (2004 est.)
==Investment (gross fixed):==
46% of GDP (2004 est.)
==Agriculture - products:==
rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed, pork, fish
==Industries:==
mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals; coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment, including rail cars and locomotives, and ships
==Industrial production growth rate:==
17.1% (2004 est.)
==Exports - commodities:==
machinery and equipment, plastics, optical and medical equipment, iron and steel
==Exports - partners:==
US 21.1%, Hong Kong 17%, Japan 12.4%, South Korea 4.7%, Germany 4% (2004)
==Imports:==
$552.4 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
==Imports - commodities:==
machinery and equipment, oil and mineral fuels, plastics, optical and medical equipment, organic chemicals, iron and steel
==Imports - partners:==
Japan 16.8%, Taiwan 11.4%, South Korea 11.1%, US 8%, Germany 5.4% (2004)
==Economic aid - recipient:==
NA
==Currency (code):==