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 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. Also included in this chapter are main indicators on the situation of prospecting and designing institutions，construction project supervision unit 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 Grade 4 with independent accounting systems.

III. Sources of Data and Methods of Survey

Data on construction enterprises are collected in accordance with the Statistical Reporting System of Construction stipulated by the National Bureau of Statistics. Report forms of construction statistics are distributed and collected through comprehensive survey by National Bureau of Statistics in accordance with the real conditions of the enterprises, and they are directly reported by qualified construction enterprises through internet.

Data on prospecting and designing institutions and their personnel are provided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, 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.

IV. Explanation of Data Situation

This article has revised the data of relevant indicators such as the total output value of the construction industry from 2019 to 2022, mainly due to: (1) Strengthen statistical law enforcement and correct the problem data found in statistical law enforcement inspections in accordance with relevant regulations. （2） Strengthen management of data quality and remove non construction enterprise data from the database as the main business.