First Trial Cases by Courts
(case)
Year		Cases
		Accepted		Criminal		Civil		Economic Disputes		Administrative		Mariti- me Law and Affairs
1978		447755		146968		300787
1979		513789		123846		389943
1980		763535		197856		565679
1981		906051		232125		673926
1982		1024160		245219		778941
1983		1343164		542648		756436		43553		527
1984		1355460		431357		838307		84813		983
1985		1319741		246655		846391		225541		916		238
1986		1611282		299720		989409		321220		632		301
1987		1875229		289614		1213219		366110		5940		346
1988		2290624		313306		1455130		513046		8573		569
1989		2913515		392564		1815385		694907		9934		725
1990		2916774		459656		1851897		591462		13006		753
1991		2901685		427840		1880635		566592		25667		951
1992		3051157		422991		1948786		650601		27125		1654
1993		3414845		403267		2089257		892580		27911		1830
1994		3955475		482927		2383764		1051742		35083		1959
1995		4545676		495741		2718533		1275959		52596		2847
1996		5312580		618826		3093995		1515848		79966		3945
1997		5288379		436894		3277572		1478822		90557		4534
1998		5410798		482164		3375069		1450049		98350		5166
1999		5692434		540008		3519244		1529877		97569		5736
2000		5356294		560432		3412259		1290867		85760		6976
Note: First trial cases refer to cases accepted by people's courts according to the first trial
proceedings. Cases concerning maritime law and affairs over the years were not included
in the cases of economic disputes.