Domestic Trade
I. The data in this chapter show
the development of Chinas 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. 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.