Brief Introduction

　　I. Main Contents

　　Data in this chapter show the general situation and the development of the construction industry in China. They cover the situation of production and management of the construction enterprises, including the number of enterprises; number of employed persons; gross output value and value added of the construction industry; floor space of buildings under construction; profits and taxes ; and labour productivity etc. They also cover main indicators on the situation of prospecting and designing institutions and personnel.

　　II. Scope of Statistics

　　In view of the development of the construction industry, starting from 2002 the scope of construction statistics has been adjusted to include all the construction enterprises of various types of ownership with qualification certificates and independent accounting systems, replacing the previous criteria that required construction enterprises of various types of ownership to have qualification certificates at or above Class 4 with independent accounting systems.

　　III. Sources of Data and Methods of Survey

　　Data on construction enterprises are collected in accordance with the Reporting Form System of Construction Statistics stipulated by the National Bureau of Statistics. The annual reporting forms on construction statistics are designed in accordance with local situations for comprehensive collection by statistical bureaus of each province, autonomous region and municipality and conveyance level by level upwards. Data on prospecting and designing institutions and their personnel are provided by the Ministry of Construction, based on the requirements on the annual reporting specified in the Statistical Reporting Form System of Prospecting and Designing stipulated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.