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Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators |
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Retail Price Index reflects the general change in retail prices
of commodities．The change and adjustment in retail prices directly affect the
living expenditure of urban and rural residents, government revenue，purchasing power of residents
and the equilibrium of market supply and demand，and the ratio of consumption to accumulation．Therefore，the calculation of retail price
index is useful to analyze the changes of the above economic activities． |
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Consumer Price Index reflects the trend and
degree of changes in prices of consumer goods and services purchased by urban
and rural residents，and is a composite index derived from the urban consumer price index
and the rural consumer price index．Consumer price index can be used to analyze the impact of consumer
price change on actual expenditure for living cost of urban and rural residents． |
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Urban Consumer Price Index reflects the trend and degree of changes in prices of consumer goods
and services purchased by urban households. It can be used to observe and analyze
the impact of price changes in consumer goods and services on money wages of staff
and workers, and provide basis for policy making concerning the living cost and
wages of staff and workers． |
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Rural Consumer Price Index reflects the trend and degree of changes in prices of consumer goods
and services purchased by rural households. It can be used to observe the impact
of change in retail prices of consumer goods and service prices in rural
areas on living expenditure of rural households, and to show the changes in the
living standard of peasants．It provides basis for analysis and research on condition of life
in rural areas. |
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Index of Purchasing Prices of Farm Products reflects the trend and degree of changes in purchasing prices of farm
products purchased by state-owned, collective-owned，and individual commercial enterprises，foreign trade sectors，government agencies，social organizations and other
units of various types of ownership．It is used to observe the impact of change in purchasing prices of
farm products on the cash income of peasants, and serves as basis for the
formulation and supervision of pricing policies for farm products. |
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Retail Price Index of Rural Industrial Products
reflects the trend and degree of changes in prices
of industrial products in rural market and can be used to observe the impact of
the price change on farmers money expenditure． |
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Ex-factory Price Index of Industrial Products reflects the trend and degree of changes in general ex-factory prices
of all industrial products，including sales of industrial products by an industrial enterprise
to all units outside the enterprise, as well as sales of consumer goods to residents．It can be used to analyze the
impact of ex-factory prices on gross industrial output value． |
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Price Index of Investment in Fixed Assets reflects the trend and degree of changes in prices of investment in
fixed assets. The investment in fixed assets consists of three components,
namely the investment in construction and installation，the investment in
purchases of equipment and instrument，and the investment in other items．Price index of investment in fixed assets is calculated as the weighted
arithmetic mean of the price indices of the three components of investment in
fixed assets．Removing the factor of price change in the aggregates of
investment at current prices, this indicator shows the changes in the prices
of commodities and fees involved in the investment of fixed assets, and can be
used to observe the actual size，growth, structure，and efficiency of investment in fixed assets and provides reliable
and scientific data for government planning，management，decision making，and further improving the current national accounting system． |