In 2014，Tianjin ranked the 26th in the increase of the total cultural consumption in city-towns 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 23rd in 2014；in vertical evaluation itself，Tianjin ranked the 21st，21st，26th，13th and 24th during the periods of 1994-2014，1999-2014，2004-2014，2009-2014 and 2013-2014 respectively.