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The numbers making news around China during the week of Jan 14, 2013

86 percent 
Proportion of Chinese men that would like to live together with their girlfriends before marriage. Only 36 percent of women are willing to do so, according to a joint-survey by the National Population and Family Planning Commission and a dating site. People’s Daily

$9,640
Amount of incentives the Beijing government may soon give per vehicle for electric car purchases. Bloomberg

17.5 percent
Amount vegetable prices rose last month from November. A nationwide chill over the past several weeks has killed crops and livestock, sending food prices up. LA Times

180,000
Number of cattle that have reportedly died in Northern China this winter from the unusual cold. USA Today

886 ug/m3
Level Beijing’s 2.5PM air pollution index reached on Jan 12, according to the U.S. embassy. Well beyond the 500 “crazy bad” level, it appears to be a record high since data began to be measured. Live in Beijing

$80 billion
Size of China’s wedding industry. Thoughtful China

14.1 percent
China’s reported export gain in December from a year earlier. The huge unexpected leap has drawn skepticism from economists and banks. Bloomberg Businessweek

564 million
The current number of Chinese internet users. It’s estimated 51 million went online for the first time in 2012. ZDNet