Domestic Trade |
Brief Introduction |
I.
the data in this chapter show the development of China's domestic market and
the sales of the commodities in wholesale and retail sale trades as well as catering
trade, including mainly the circulation of commodities in the wholesale and retail
sale trades, the financial condition of the wholesale, retail and catering
trade enterprises, the total sales of the consumer goods in the whole country
and the domestic fair trade, etc. |
II.
Data in this chapter are collected and processed in accordance with the statistical
reporting scheme on wholesale and retail sale trades as well as catering
trade, stipulated by the Department of Trade and External Economic Relations
of the National Bureau of Statistics. Data on the urban and rural fair trade are
provided respectively by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. |
III.
Statistical coverage and survey methods: Statistics on financial conditions
include all corporate enterprises of wholesale, retail and catering trade
that are above the designated size. Statistics on retail sales of consumer
goods include all enterprises, institutional units and peasants engaged in retail
sale business. are the method used in data collection for enterprises (units)
above designated size is a complete enumeration, under which all units are
covered in the survey and data are reported from lower to higher level
statistical offices. for units below the designated
size, sample surveys are used, and in some cases, administrative registers
from industrial and commercial administration and taxation administration are
used in the estimation. |
IV.
in this chapter, the sum of total retail sales of consumer goods of all
provinces is not equal to the national total, as the national total has been
adjusted and modified in line with national accounts data and data from other
departments. |