Friday, February 06, 2004
Posted by Roberto
3:17 AM
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LIVING IN SHANGHAI
The Shanghai Statistics Bureau reported yesterday that locals had disposable income of 14,867 (US$1,791) in 2003. Shanghai residents spent on average of 4,103 yuan on food (693 yuan went toward restaurant meals) and 1,021 yuan on home appliances.
Here is the total number of home appliances in a sample of 100 Shanghai families:
168 : Color TVs
136 : Air Conditioners
133 : Mobile Phones
102 : Refrigerators
094 : Washing Machines
088 : Microwave Ovens
081 : Water Heaters
074 : VCD/DVD Players *
060 : Computers
056 : Water Coolers **
040 : Stereos
Source: Shanghai Statistics Bureau
*
On the streets it is pretty common to find the latest pirated DVD movies for 8 yuan (about 1 Euro). In Jan 2004, some of the available titles were "Kill Bill" by Quentin Tarantino, "DreamCatcher" with Morgan Freeman and "The Last Samurai" with Tom Cruise.
At night, if you walk alone, usually you are approached by young kids who will try to sell you low quality erotic VCD's for prices ranging between 6 and 10 yuan.
**
The presence of water coolers is due to the fact that here in Shanghai tap water is not safe for drinking.
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