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。