Canton Fair Facts

Time of Initiation:	the spring of April, 1957
Interval:	two sessions a year
Fair Session:	The 105th Session of China Import and Export Fair Phase1: April 15th - 19th, 2009 Phase2: April 24th - 28th, 2009 Phase3: May 3rd - 7th, 2009
Duration:	5 days each phase
Venue:	China Import and Export Fair Complex
Exhibition Space:	1,115,000 M² (104th Session)
Number of Booths:	55,620 standard booths (104th Session)
Business Turnover	31,550 Million USD (104th Session National Pavilion)
Number of Overseas Buyers:	174,562 (104th Session)
Number of Exhibitors:	National Pavilion:21,917 exhibitors (104th Session) International Pavilion:424 exhibitors (104th Session)

Canton Fair History	Number of Canton Fair Visitors		Number of Countries and Regions
Canton Fair History	Spring Canton Fair	Autumn Canton Fair	Spring Canton Fair	Autumn Canton Fair
2006	190,011	192,691	211	212
2005	195,464	177,000	210	210
2004	159,717	167,926	203	203
2003	23,128	150,485	167	201
2002	120,576	135,482	185	191
2001	111,886	101,382	181	176
2000	98,005	105,031	174	174
1999	79,526	91,213	170	174
1998	64,868	70,019	166	165
1997	60,326	62,309	159	165
1996	50,851	59,050	152	151
1995	52,350	52,604	150	167
1994	49,882	51,219	125	142
1993	38,316	46,952	139	141
1992	48,677	51,411	139	132
1991	44,276	45,750	127	129
1990	40,436	42,236	105	117
1989	38,470	37,101	109	98
1988	35,464	41,318	111	102
1987	27,168	32,139	100	114
1986	26,730	31,617	83	96
1985	24,588	26,911	90	87
1984	23,690	25,838	98	92
1983	21,785	23,882	87	84
1982	9,834	22,340	69	92
1981	23,172	24,388	103	92
1980	20,560	21,959	101	94
1979	25,332	24,436	104	97
1978	17,547	21,081	98	97
1977	16,049	17,370	99	94
1976	14,330	15,326	99	92
1975	16,724	15,878	107	110
1974	15,016	15,781	86	88
1973	16,734	13,649	93	85
1972	12,539	14,598	74	82
1971	9,834	10,606	67	70
1970	7,290	8,046	73	57
1969	7,106	7,721	60	63
1968	9,349	7,012	67	65
1967	7,849	6,662	62	60
1966	6,533	6,329	62	52
1965	5,034	5,961	53	56
1964	3,719	4,444	51	51
1963	2,871	3,100	38	42
1962	2,553	3,640	29	36
1961	2,463	2,244	23	31
1960	2,688	2,542	37	31
1959	2,451	2,661	31	31
1958	2,256	3,096	36	40
1957	1,223	1,923	19	33

in million USD

Canton Fair Facts
Year	Business Turnover		Business Turnover for Whole Year	more(less) than Last Year
Year	Spring Session	Autumn Session	Business Turnover for Whole Year	more(less) than Last Year
2006	32,220	34,060	66,280	13
2005	29,230	29,430	58,660	13.4
2004	24,510	27,200	51,710	107.5
2003	4, 420	20,490	24,910	-29.4
2002	16,850	18,470	35,320	21.2
2001	15,774	13,367	29,141	1.9
2000	13,652	14,950	28,602	17.9
1999	11,551	12,728	24,279	14.5
1998	10,215	11,000	21,215	4.3
1997	9,817	10,533	20,350	9
1996	8,795	9,878	18,673	-3.8
1995	10,791	8,621	19,412	-8.6
1994	10,152	11,085	21,237	45.2
1993	7,115	8,480	14,625	1.1
1992	6,899	7,573	14,472	12.6
1991	5,743	7,106	12,849	13.2
1990	5,655	5,695	11,349	4.2
1989	4,820	5,571	10,895	13.6
1988	4,648	4,944	9,592	12.3
1987	4,059	4,480	8,539	16.5
1986	3,242	4,088	7,330	29.2
1985	2,573	3,103	5,676	9.5
1984	2,404	2,778	5,182	15.5
1983	2,218	2,268	4,486	61.3
1982	504	2,277	2,781	-42
1981	2,063	2,735	4,798	8.9
1980	1,898	2,511	4,408	-14.2
1979	2,432	2,708	5,140	18.7
1978	1,883	2,448	4,332	34.1
1977	1,547	1,682	3,230	10.6
1976	1,333	1,589	2,921	9.5
1975	1,247	1,420	2,667	12.8
1974	1,097	1,267	2,364	-20.3
1973	1,381	1,587	2,968	58.5
1972	793	1,079	1,872	55.9
1971	505	695	1,201	31.7
1970	403	509	912	19.4
1969	335	428	764.0	-12.8
1968	396	480	876	6.4
1967	418	406	824	-2
1966	360	481	840	11
1965	325	432	757	44.9
1964	242	280	522	46.1
1963	149	209	358	36.7
1962	117	145	262	-3.4
1961	140	131	271	17.5
1960	125	105	231	5
1959	76	144	220	-21.3
1958	153	126	279	221.3
1957	18	69	87	1