According to statistics, in 1998, however, they handled 5.4 million first instance cases, including 480,000 criminal cases, 3.37 million civil cases, 1.45 million cases of economic disputes and nearly 100,000 administrative cases.

• 据统计，1998年，全国各级法院共审理各类一审案件540万件，其中刑事案件48万件，民事案件337万件，经济纠纷案件145万件，行政案件近10万件。