I. The statistics of the investment
in fixed assets cover the investment in capital construction, the investment in
innovation, the investment in real estate development, the investment in other
state-owned fixed assets, the investment in fixed assets by urban collective
units, the investment in fixed assets by rural collective units, the housing
investment by urban individuals and the investment in fixed assets by rural
individuals. Starting from 1999, investment statistics also include investment
in fixed assets by urban private units and individuals.
II. The sources for the statistics
of investment in fixed assets are as follows. Data on the trans-regional
projects are provided by the various departments under the State Council. Data
on the investment in fixed assets in collective units and by individuals in
rural areas are provided by the Rural Socio-economic Survey Organization of NBS
on the basis of the rural social and economic survey. Other data on the
investment in fixed assets are from the surveys conducted by the Department of
Statistics of Investment in Fixed Assets, NBS.
III. Method of data collection: All
the data on the investment in fixed assets are collected by the statistical
reporting scheme with the coverage of complete enumeration, with the only
exception that the data on the investment in fixed assets in collective units
and by individuals in rural areas are collected by sample surveys.
IV. Since 1997, the cut-off point of projects to be
covered in the investment statistics are modified from an investment of 50,000
yuan to 500,000 yuan in the statistics of investment in capital construction,
investment in innovation and other investments, while the cut-off point of
projects in the statistics of investment in real estate development, rural
collective investment and individual investment remain unchanged. For the
convenience of comparison, relevant data of 1996 are adjusted accordingly, and
figures in brackets are compiled on the basis of the old coverage.