一、2008年拍卖行业经营情况综述(一)拍卖业恢复发展以来首次成交总额负增长中国拍卖行业2008年经营总额为2713.79亿元,与2007年的3332.01亿元相比,下降18.55%(表1-1),和2006年的2777亿元基本持平,这是中国拍卖行业恢复发展以及自2001年有统计记录以来 I. Overview of the Operation of the Auction Industry in 2008 (I) Negative Total Turnover of Total Turnover for the First Time Since the Recovery and Development of the Auction Industry In 2008, the total operating value of the Chinese auction industry was 271.379 billion yuan, down 18.55% from that of 333.301 billion yuan in 2007 (Table 1- 1), which is basically the same as that of 277.7 billion yuan in 2006. This is the reason why the Chinese auction industry has resumed its development and since the statistics were recorded in 2001