Eastday

The numbers making the news on Friday Mar 2, 2012.

18.6 percent
The proportion of people in the Shanghai who smoke. Two years after Shanghai's ban on smoking in public buildings took effect, the city's smoking rate has been reduced to 18.6%, down from 37.6% in 2010, according to sohu.com. Local authorities say the ban will soon be expanded to include internet cafes, recreation centers and restaurants.
Want China Times

780 billion yuan
Size of online sales turnover in China last year.
China's e-commerce continues its rapid expansion as online sales turnover in 2011 reached 780 billion yuan (124 billion U.S. dollars), a year-on-year increase of 66 percent, according to a report released Thursday.
CRI

90 percent
Of air ticket agencies in China are said to be illegal and defrauding the public according to China's air transport industry association.
CRI

2.5 million
The number of registered vehicles in Shanghai. Up nearly 10 percent on last year according to Shanghai traffic police. Beijing just passed 5 million.
Shanghai Daily

100 billion yuan
The amount that the head of China Development Bank (CDB) said the bank would extend in loans to finance the government's affordable housing projects this year.
China Internet Information Center