FromDecember1998toJune1999,theChinaMarketSupervisionundertheStateStatisticsBureauconductedsurveysontheconsumptiontrendsandlivesofChina’surbanresidentsamong5,000consumersin20cities,includingBeijing,Shanghai,Chengdu,Guangzhou,Wuhan,Naming,Qingdao,Dalia...