In 2012，Tianjin ranked the 26th in the increase of the total cultural consumption in urban and rural areas and the 28th in the growth of per capita value. The rankings of the status evaluation are as follows：in the lateral evaluation among various provinces，Tianjin ranked the 16th；in vertical evaluation itself，Tianjin ranked the 7th，2nd，1st and 1st during the periods of 2000-2012，2005-2012，2010-2012 and 2011-2012 respectively.