Beijing Statistical
Yearbook is a large statistical book published continuously on chronological
basis. With a great deal of statistical data, this Yearbook gives a true
reflection of the social and economic development and changes in
(I) Overall Structure
The overall structure of
Beijing Statistical Yearbook remains stable basically. Generally, it consists
of two parts: article selections and statistical tables.
Article Selections:
mainly include various large census and special investigation communiques, such
as population census, economic census, agricultural census, as well as R&D
resource check communique, etc.
Statistical Tables:
include 24 chapters, i.e. general; national economic accounting; population and
employment; energy; resource and environment; fixed assets investment and real
estate development; finance and revenue; price index; people’s living; urban
public utilities; agriculture and rural economy; industry; construction
industry; transport, post and telecommunication; wholesale and retail trades; accommodation
and catering industry; foreign economic trade; tourism; finance and insurance;
education and culture; science and technology; health and sports; social
welfare and communities, politics and law and other; tertiary industry;
enterprise prosperity index, consumer confidence index, and development zones,
etc., 24 chapters in total, reflecting the economic and social development
situation across the city through multiple industries and fields.
(II) Structure of Chapters
Setting of chapters:
mainly refers to the statistical system, arranged in a sequence with certain
inherent logics, roughly general indicators first, followed by different
industries and fields; economic field first, then social field.
Inside structure of
chapters: Each chapter is composed of the Brief Introduction, Statistical
Tables and Explanatory Notes to Main Statistical Indicators. Brief Introduction
appears on the first page of each chapter, mainly introducing the main content,
source of data, statistical scope, indicator standards, method of adjustment to
historical data in each chapter; Explanatory Notes to Main Statistical
Indicators come on the last page of each chapter, mainly giving a brief
explanation to main indicators calculation method involved in the chapter;
Statistical Tables are the core content of each chapter. .
Arrangement of
statistical tables: In each chapter, the content of statistical tables is
arranged with the focus on reflecting the main conditions in the said field.
Generally, statistical tables are arranged as historical data tables of main
indicators first, then tables of data in current year.
II. About Main Points in the Use
(I) Years
Conventionally, the year
indicated in the book is the publication year. The latest data indicated in the
statistical tables in the yearbook are data in the previous years. For example,
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“Years” in the statistical tables are marked in three
ways roughly, representing three meanings respectively. First, the statistical
table is named “******(1978-2011)” (of which, “******” represents the content
reflected in the statistical table, the same below), indicating that the data
listed in the table are those from 1978 to 2011; second, the statistical table
contains no years, indicating that the data listed in the table are those for
the current year and the previous year; third, the statistical table is named
“****** (2011)”, indicating that the data listed in the table are those for
2011.
(II) Symbols
There are kinds of common
symbols in statistical tables:
#：represents the format of retractive gross indicators
and grouped ones. Of which, a grouping indicator with the symbol “#” means that
it is a part of the gross indicator; a grouped indicator without the symbol ”#” shows that
the sum of all figures of grouped indicators is the figure of gross indicator.
Blank: means no data are
known or available for this indicator;
…: means this figure is less than the number of minimum
measurement unit in the table;
‖: “‖” in the objective column is a grouping symbol, showing
that there are several grouped figures in a indicator. For example, the
statistical table 3-9, “Household
Register Population (1978-2011)” contains
three “‖” symbols,
indicating that there are three groups for the household register population,
grouped by age, sex and household register nature respectively;
***: means this figure
will not be published to keep the data of individual entities as secret.
(III) Literal Introductions
Literal Introductions
include User Guide, Brief Introduction, and notes under the tables, etc. User
Guide appears before the Table of Contents, giving an introduction to the
overall framework of the yearbook, and explaining the main adjustments; Brief
Introduction appears on the first page of each chapter mainly gives an
introduction to the chapter’s main content, source of data, statistical scope,
standards of indicators, adjustment method of historical data, and the like;
notes under the tables make an explanation on some indicator’s standard,
method, scope and the like.
(IV) Data
In general cases, the
first tables in each chapter contain historical data of core indicators in the
specialty or field. Generally, historical data that are shown in one table
continuously by year can be used continuously. But it is also necessary to see
about the notes under the table in order to have a more full understanding
about the connation of indicators; historical data that are shown in several
tables indicate that there were major adjustments to relevant indicators, and
they need to be reflected by sections. Users may refer to two tables, 6-1 Local
Financial Revenue and Expenditure (1978-2011) and 6-4 Local Financial
Expenditure (2006-2011), in Chapter 6 of Beijing Statistical Yearbook 2012.
(V) Electronic CD-ROM
In addition, some
historical data published in the latest yearbook may differ from those in the
yearbooks in previous years. Therefore, the latest yearbook shall prevail in
when users refer to and use any historical data.
III. About
Compared with Beijing
Statistical Yearbook Version 2011, this Yearbook mainly contains the following
revisions:
1. Launch of
2. Adjustment to
historical population data and relevant per-capita indicators. Revision was
made to permanent population and relevant grouped data 2006-2009 according to
the results of the 6th population census. At the same time, revision was also
made to such indicators as per-capita GDP, per-capita water resource, annual
per-capita living water consumption, and per-capita savings.
3. Implementation of new
standard for classification of enterprises. From 2011, the standard for
classification of enterprises complies with the Notice of National Bureau of
Statistics on Printing and Issuing Measures for Classification of Mini-,
Small-, Medium- and Large-sized Enterprises (GTZ [2011] No.75).
4. Relevant contents were
added and complemented according to new situation and new policies. For
example, contents reflecting policy-based house construction, operation of
mini-, small- and medium-sized enterprises above designated were added;
contents in the rich cultural field, electronic publications, films shot and
produced, data on publication, audio-visual industries were added; the average
life expectancy of permanent population and average education years of
population in census years were restored.
In addition, Article
Selections in the original framework shall conventionally contain such
information as census Communique. But no relevant information was released in
2011.
5. Further strengthened
standardization and consistence for indicators and grouping. Basic financial
indicators of all specialties were standardized; new names were given to
original indicators such as “general budgetary revenue or expenditure of local
government”, “ex-factory price index of industrial products”, and “raw
material, fuel and power price index”.