The following are statistics with the total assets and liabilities of enterprises in China's catering trade in the year 2004, with the value in 1 billion yuan, citing results of China's first national economic survey:
| Items | Total Assets | Total Liabilities |
| Total | 171.75 | 99.73 |
| Dinner Service | 149.07 | 87.44 |
| Snack Service | 13.31 | 7.97 |
| Beverage and Cold Drinks Service | 2.41 | 1.16 |
| Other Catering Service | 6.96 | 3.16 |
The first-ever national economic survey, which formally began on Dec. 31, 2004, was jointly published by the Leading Group of First National Economic Census of the State Council and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).