PREFACE
I. China Statistical
Yearbook 2004 is an annual statistics publication, which covers very
comprehensive data in 2003 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.
II. 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
III. The national data in this book do not include that of Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and
IV. Statistics of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao
Special Administrative Region constitute an integral part of the national
statistics of
V. The units of measurement used in this yearbook are internationally
standard measurement units.
VI. Statistical discrepancies due to rounding are not adjusted in this
yearbook.
VII. The notes concerning the whole table are placed at the upper part
of the table, while the notes concerning individual indicators are placed at
the lower part. If the table is a continued one, the footnotes are placed in
the last page.
VIII. Notations used in this yearbook:
“
...” indicates that the figure is not large enough to be measured with the
smallest unit in the table;
“(blank) ” indicates that the data not available;
“ # ” indicates the major items of the total;
“ * ”
or “ ① ” indicated “see footnotes below ”.