Figuratively Speaking

1,915 - the number of cases of telecommunications fraud that were discovered by Shanghai police between January and November this year.

19,744 - the number of second-hand properties that were sold in Shanghai in November, up 21.6 percent month-on-month. The total area of the properties was 1.58 million square meters.

2,900 - the approximate number of positions that were offered by 233 enterprises from Zhejiang Province at a job fair held in Shanghai last Saturday. Organizers were hoping to attract Shanghai graduates.

30,000 - the approximate number of "old" properties in downtown Shanghai that will be renovated by the Shanghai government next year.