以生产、营运、市场和发展竞争力有关的指标，对2002~2007年广东中药工业与吉林、山东、四川和江西共5省之间进行动态对比，对2006年综合竞争力的进行定量比较。结果表明，广东的平均生产规模、产销率等多数指标在6年中处于5省的中等水平，销售收入和利润增长率波动较大，部分指标在2007年增长趋势良好；广东中药产业综合竞争力指数为5省平均水平的91.93%。

A comparative study was made to assess the competitiveness of Chinese medicine industry in Guangdong against other four provinces during the period from 2002 to 2007, in the context of production, operation, and marketing. Comparison results for 2006 show that Guangdong sits at the mid-level, in terms of most indicators, including averaged production scale and output/sale ratio, with improved performance for some indicators for 2007. Of the five provinces compared, Guangdong has secured a Competitive Index of Chinese Medicine Industry at 91.93%.

广东省重大战略产业发展专项资金项目（粤发改资[2007]406）：广东省中药产业发展规划研究，负责人：陈蔚文。