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Are Things Getting Better in China? - 1949 to 1985 - Page 7
A College Paper by Paul Noll (1990) F. Chinese Consumer Goods: (per 10,000 population) Note that some goods totally unavailable in 1952 have made significantly increases. Note that sewing machine production has decreased due to available textile products. |
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| Year | Bikes | Cameras | Cassette Recorders | Refrigerators. | Sewing Machines | TV Sets | Color TV | Washing Machines | Watches |
| 1952 | 8 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | 81 | .01 | .5 | - | 28 | - | - | - | .04 |
| 1965 | 183 | 2 | 17 | - | 124 | .4 | - | .04 | 101 |
| 1978 | 854 | 18 | 74 | .3 | 487 | 52 | .4 | 25 | 351 |
| 1980 | 1,302 | 37 | 155 | 3 | 768 | 249 | 3 | 128 | 2,216 |
| 1981 | 1,754 | 62 | 347 | 6 | 1,039 | 539 | 15 | 253 | 2,872 |
| 1982 | 2,429 | 74 | 498 | 10 | 1,286 | 592 | 29 | 366 | 3,301 |
| 1983 | 2,758 | 93 | 776 | 19 | 1,087 | 684 | 53 | 578 | 3,469 |
| 1984 | 2,861 | 126 | 1,293 | 55 | 934 | 1,004 | 134 | 887 | 3,798 |
| 1985 | 3,227 | 179 | 1,767 | 145 | 991 | 1,668 | 435 | 894 | 5,431 |
| 1986 | 3,568 | 203 | 1,978 | 225 | 989 | 1,459 | 415 | 990 | 7,317 |
| 1987 | 4,116 | 257 | NA | 401 | 970 | 1,934 | 673 | NA | 6,142 |