Data for 2009 were obtained from 2010 editions of yearbooks as follows:
| Data item |
Source |
| Crop production |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-15. |
| Crop area |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-13. |
| Soybean production and area |
Rural Statistical Yearbook, tables 7-7 and 7-25. |
| Peach and strawberry production and area |
China Agriculture Yearbook |
| Livestock inventories and slaughter |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-18; Rural
Statistical Yearbook, table 7-38. |
| Livestock products output |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-19. |
| Aquatic products output |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-10. |
| Poultry slaughter |
Rural Statistical Yearbook, tables 7-38. |
| Cultivated land area |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-3. |
| Gross output value of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-4. |
| Total power of agricultural machinery |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-5. |
| Agricultural employment (primary industry) |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 4-3. |
| Irrigated area |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-8. |
| Fertilizer use |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-6. |
| Electricity consumed in rural areas |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 13-6. |
| Food consumption per capita, urban |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 10-9. |
| Food consumption per capita, rural |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 10-29 and
Rural Household Survey Yearbook. |
| Per capita living expenditures, urban |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 10-5. |
| Per capita living expenditures and income, rural |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 10-18, 10-24;
and Rural Household Survey Yearbook. |
| Prices |
China Statistical Yearbook, tables 9-3, 9-4,
9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-11. |
| Industrial output |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 14-22. |
| Gross domestic product |
China Statistical Yearbook, table 2-1. |
| Total population |
China Statistical Yearbook, tables 3-1. |
