POSTAL&COURIERPOSTAL&COURIERSERVICESINCHINA:SERVICESINCHINA:AMARKETANALYSISAMARKETANALYSIS©ChinaContact,2000Postal&CourierServicesinChina:AMarketAnalysis©ChinaContact,2000PageiChinaContactPublicationdate:October,2000Publishedby:ChinaContactAddress:19,BramfordCourt,HighStreet,Southgate,LondonN146DH,UKTelephone:+44-020-8350-7150Fax:+44-020-8882-4986E-mail:chinacontact@accessasia.co.ukCopyright:AllrightsreservedtoChinaContactDisclaimer:AccessAsiaLimitedhasundertakenstringenteffortstoensuretheaccuracyofallinformationcontainedinthisreport.However,duetothefactthatnotalldatacanbeverified,itispossiblethaterrorsofomissionsmayoccur.AccessAsiaLimiteddoesnotacceptresponsibilityforsucherrorsoromissions.DetailssuppliedbyChinaContactshouldonlybeusedasanaidtoassistthemakingofbusinessandinvestmentdecision,notasthesolebasisforsuchdecisions.©ChinaContact(animprintofAccessAsiaLtd)Allrightsreserved.Thisdocumentisstrictlycopyrightandanyreproductioninanyformswhatsoeverisprohibited.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,copied,storedinanelectronicretrievalsystemortransmittedwithoutwrittenpermissionorinaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988.Postal&CourierServicesinChina:AMarketAnalysis©ChinaContact,2000PageiiContentsINTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................1ReportCoverage.....................................................................................................................................................1ExecutiveSummary................................................................................................................................................11MARKETBACKGROUND....................................................................................21.1FastFacts............................................................................................................................................................21.2ExchangeRates.................................................................................................................................................31.2.1ExchangeRates:China.............................................................................................................................3Table1.1AVERAGEANNUALEXCHANGERATESBETWEENRMBANDUS$1993-1999........................................................................................................................................................31.2.2ExchangeRates:HongKong...................................................................................................................3Table1.2AVERAGEANNUALEXCHANGERATESBETWEENHK$,RMB&US$1993-1999........................................................................................................................................................31.3RegionsofChina...............................................................................................................................................4Map1.1CHINA:PROVINCESANDMUNICIPALITIES................................................................41.4Demographics....................................................................................................................................................51.4.1Demographics:TotalPopulation.............................................................................................................5Table1.3TOTALPOPULATION1994-1999.....................................................................................51.4.2Demographics:PopulationbyLocation.................................................................................................5Table1.4POPULATIONBYURBAN-RURALDIVIDE1994-1999...........................................61.4.3Demographics:PopulationBreakdownbyLocation...........................................................................6Table1.5POPULATIONBREAKDOWNBYURBAN-RURALDIVIDE1994-1999............61.4.4Demographics:PopulationbyProvince.................................................................................................6Table1.6POPULATIONBYPROVINCE1999.................................................................................71.4.5Demographics:PopulationDensitybyProvince..................................................................................7Table1.7POPULATIONDENSITYBYPROVINCE1999............................................................81.4.6Demographics:PopulationConcentration.............................................................................................8Map1.2CONCENTRATIONOFPOPULATIONBYPROVINCE1999.....................................91.4.7Demographics:PopulationbySex..........................................................................................................9Table1.8TOTALPOPULATIONBREAKDOWNBYSEX1994-1999..................................101.4.8Demographics:PopulationbyAge.......................................................................................................10Tabl