Brief Introduction

I. Main Contents

Data in this chapter reflect the basic conditions of the industrial sector, presenting 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 State-owned industrial enterprises and enterprises where the State holds the majority of shares; foreign-funded industrial enterprises and enterprises funded by entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan; and private enterprises, classified by branch of industry and by province;

(3)Main economic indicators and efficiency indicators of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises classified by branch of industry and by geographical area.

(4) Output and production capacity of key industrial products

II. Scopes of Statistics

Industrial statistics cover all industrial enterprises within the country (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan). Before 1997, industrial statistics were based on type 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 enterprises; urban joint industrial enterprises; rural joint industrial enterprises; urban individual industrial enterprises; and rural industrial enterprises (village industrial enterprises were not included in the scope of industrial statistics before 1984).

Since 1998, scope of industrial statistics changed from the basis of type of ownership to the size of enterprises, they are: all State-owned industrial enterprises and those non-State industrial enterprises with revenue from principal 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 2003 Preliminary Standards of Enterprises by Size.

III. Sources of Data and Methods of Survey

The data on enterprises statistics in this Chapter are collated mainly based on the relevant data in the annual industrial statistics reporting forms.