Brief Introduction

I. Main Content

Data in this chapter reflect the basic condition of industrial sector including main industrial economic indicators of 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities:

(1) The number and the gross industrial output value of all state-owned industrial enterprises and the non-state-owned enterprises that are above designated size; as well as their main economic indicators and efficiency indicators classified by type of registration, by light and heavy industries, by size of the enterprises, by branch of industry and by province.

(2) Main economic indicators and efficiency indicators of the state-owned industrial enterprises and enterprises where the state holds the majority of shares, of foreign-funded industrial enterprises and enterprises funded by entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and of private enterprises, classified by branch of industry and by province;

(3) Output and production capacity of key industrial products.

II. Coverage of Statistics

Industrial statistics covers all industrial enterprises within the territory (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan). Before 1997, the industrial statistics was based on types of ownership, consisting of following six parts: industrial enterprises at and above county level with independent accounting system and production units with dependant accounting system, village industrial enterprise, urban joint industrial enterprises, rural joint industrial enterprise, urban individual industrial enterprises, and rural industrial enterprises (village industrial enterprises were not included in this part before 1984).

Since 1998, the coverage of industrial statistics was changed from types of ownership to the size of enterprises, they are: all state-owned industrial enterprises and those non-state industrial enterprises with revenue from principle business over 5 million yuan, and non-state industrial enterprises with revenue from principle business below 5 million yuan.

Data by industries in this chapter are based on the 2002 National Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities, and data by size of enterprises are based on the Preliminary Standards of Enterprises by Size.

III. Source of Data and Survey Methodology

The industrial enterprises statistics in this chapter are collected from the Annual Report of Industrial Statistics, supplemented by some data from the 2004 economic census. The Annual Report of Industrial Statistics is submitted by statistical bureaus of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities through Comprehensive Reports to NBS. Statistical agencies at various levels arrange and collect data through comprehensive reporting system basing of real situation in local areas.