| 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 |  
| 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  |   
Business Turnover for Previous Sessions
in million USD  
Canton Fair Facts
| Year  | 
Business Turnover  | 
Business Turnover for Whole Year  | 
more(less) than Last Year  |  
| Spring Session  | 
Autumn Session  |  
| 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  | 
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