China Statistical Yearbook－2005 Published

China Statistical Yearbook－2005 has been published at September 22.

China Statistical Yearbook－2005 is an annual statistical publication, which covers very comprehensive data in 2004 and some selected data series in historically important years and the most recent twenty years at national level and local levels of province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the central government and therefore, reflects various aspects of China’s social and economic development.

The yearbook contains the following twenty-five chapters, l. Division of Administrative Areas and Natural Resources; 2. General Survey; 3. National Accounts; 4. Population; 5. Employment and Wages; 6. Investment in Fixed Assets; 7. Energy; 8. Government Finance; 9. Price Indices; 10. People’s Livelihood; 11. General Survey of Cities; 12. Environment Protection; 13. Agriculture; 14. Industry; 15. Construction; 16. Transport, Post and Telecommunication Services; 17. Domestic Trade; 18. Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation; 19. Tourism; 20. Financial Intermediation; 21. Education, Science and Technology; 22. Culture, Sports and Public Health;  23. Other Social Activities; 24. Main Social and Economic Indicators of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR); 25. Main Social and Economic Indicators of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR). Two chapters listed as the appendices are Main Social and Economic Indicators of Taiwan Province and A Comparison of Economic and Social Indicators among the People’s Republic of China and Other Countries/Areas. In brief introduction at the beginning of each chapter, main coverage of this chapter, data sources, statistical coverage, statistical methods and historical changes are concerned. In addition, Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators are provided at the end of each chapter.

Compared with China Statistical Yearbook－2004, changes are mainly made in the chapter of the investment in fixed assets and of education statistics due to the reform of methodology concerning these two chapters.

China Statistical Yearbook－2005 is a Chinese-English bilingual version. One CD-ROM with excel files and html files was attached at the yearbook.

There are two editions this year. The price of Common Deluxe Edition is 298 yuan and the price of Collector's Deluxe Edition is 398 yuan.

For more information, please contact with us by yearbook@stats.gov.cn.