A woman is picking up imported cosmetics at Xidan Shopping Center in Beijing August 6, 2003. The 2003 statistics from the Beijing Statistics Bureau indicated that the total amount of purchasing power of urban residents in Beijing reached 380.1 billion yuan (US$50.64 billion), with the household average at 128,100 yuan (US$17,068). (China.org.cn, 17thcongress.org.cn)