Survey profile
China, Shanghai, September 2006

Country name China
Date of first day of data collection   30 September 2006
International reference price data source and year MSH2005 
Name of local currency Chinese Yuan 
Exchange rate   1 US Dollar = 7.999 Chinese Yuan (30 September 2006)
Total number of medicines surveyed 41 
Daily salary of lowest paid unskilled government worker 25 Chinese Yuan


Sector surveyed Number of outlets/orders surveyed
Public sector procurement prices  18 
Public sector patient prices  30 
Private sector patient prices  20 

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