Beijing Statistical Yearbook is a large statistical book published continuously on a
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. Framework Structure
(I) Overall Structure
The overall structure of Beijing Statistical Yearbook remains
basically stable. In color pages, main features and highlights about economic
and social development of Beijing in this year have been presented with both
illustration and pictures; statistical tables are the main part of this
Yearbook, mainly including: General Survey; National Accounts; Population and
Employment; Energy, Resources and Environmental Protection; Total Investment in
Fixed Assets and Real Estate Development; Government Finance and Tax Revenues;
Price Index; People’s Livelihood; Public Utilities; Agriculture and Rural
Economy; Industry; Construction; Transport, Post and Telecommunication Service;
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Accomodation and Restaurants; Foreign Trade;
Tourism; Finance and Insurance; Education and Culture; Science and Technology;
Health Care and Sports; Social Welfare, Community, Plicies & Laws and
Others; Tertiary Industry; and Development Zones, etc., reflecting the economic
and social development situation across the city through multiple industries
and fields.
(II) Structure of Chapters
Setting of chapters: The
chapters are set in keeping with the statistical system, with certain inherent
logic. Generally speaking, comprehensive indicators come first, followed by
indicators in specific sectors and fileds. economic indicators cone before
social indicators.
Internal 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 the main indicators and calculation method, etc. involved in the
chapter; Statistical Tables are the core content of each chapter.
Arrangement of
statistical tables: In each chapter, statistical tables are arranged for the
purpose of reflecting the main conditions in the field. Generally speaking,
historical statistical tables come before current year statistical tables.
II. How to Use
(I) Years
Conventionally, the year
indicated in the book is the year of publication. The latest data indicated in
the statistical tables in this Yearbook are data in the previous years. For
example, this book is titled 2015 Bejing
Statistical Yearbook, which means it will be published in 2015 while the
lastest data in the book is from the end of 2014.
“Years” in the
statistical tables are marked in three ways, each indicating a different
meaning. Firstly, the statistical table is named “****** (1978-2014)” (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 2014; Secondly, the statistical table contains no years, indicating that the
data listed in the table are those of the current year and the last two year;
Thirdly, the statistical table is named “****** (2014)”, indicating that the
data listed in the table are those of 2014.
(II) Symbols
Symbols in statistical
tables include:
#: means that the
aggretate indicator and grouped indicators are indented. Grouped indicators
marked with # are part of the aggregate indicator, while grouped indicators not
marked with # indicate that the aggregate indicator is the sum of all group
indicators.
||: means that there are
multiple ways of grouping the indicators.
…: means that the figure
is less than the minimum measurement unit of the table.
Blank: mean that the
figure is unknown or unavailable.
***: means that the
figure is not disclosed for secrecy reasons.
(III) Explanations
Explanations include User
Guide, Table of Contents, Brief Introduction, Explanatory Notes to Main
Statistical Indicators and notes under the tables. User Guide appears before the
Table of Contents, giving an introduction to the overall framework of this
Yearbook, and explaining the main adjustments; Brief Introduction appears on
the first page of each chapter, giving an introduction to the chapter’s main
content, source of data, statistical scope, standards of indicators, adjustment
method of historical data, etc; Notes under the statistical tables make an
explanation on standard of some indicators, method and scope, etc.
(IV) Data
In general cases, the
first tables in each chapter contain historical data of core indicators in the
area or field. Generally speaking, historical data that are shown in one table
continuously by year can be used continuously. But it is also necessary to
refer to the notes under the table in order to have a full understanding of 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.
In addition, some of the
historical data in the latest yearbook may have been adjusted over data in
previous yearbooks. Therefore, please refer to the latest yearbook when
enquiring or using historical data.
(V) Electronic CD-ROM
Beijing Statistical Yearbook is provided with a CD-ROM, which containes Chinese and
English versions of this Yearbook. The CD-ROM helps users in working with and
processing the data.
(VI) The sum of some statistics or some relative numbers in
this Yearbook might have certain calculation errors because of the choice of different
units of measurement. All the statistics have not undergone mechanical
adjustment.
III. About 2015
Compared with 2014 Beijing Statistical Yearbook, the
following revisions have been made:
1. Relavant data has been
timly updated according to results of the 3rd National Economic
Census. GDP, retail sales of consumer goods, total energy consumption, internal
R&D expenditures, etc. in 2013 have been updated as the data gained from
the 3rd National Economic Census, of which retail sales of consumer
goods from 2009 to 2012 have been revised according to consensus results.
2. Data not released in
the 2014 yearbook due to the 3rd National Economic Census has been
shown, which includes main indicators of micro-, small- and medium-sized
enterprises above designated size, main indicators of non-public sectors of the
economy above designated size, GDP by
income approach, energy balance table, total energy consumption by sectors and
consumption of main energy types in 2013.
3. Relevant indicators
have been adjusted according to new standards for national sector
classification and latest regulations on classifying the three industries. The
data of national economic
accounting and statistics on new emerging industries has been adjusted
according to new sector standards. Historical data on GDP of the three
industries from 1978 to 2012 has also been revised.
4. Information in
statistical tables has been adjusted according to statistical method system.
First, according to national statistic method system, statistical tables, such
as Business Climate Index and Entrepreneur Confidence Index, were
cancelled and Consumer Confidence Index
in Beijing was moved to Chapter 14; second, with reference to the revision
of sector institutions, Statistics on
Family Planning was cancelled and adjustment has been made to indicators in
statistical tables like Statistics on
Adopting Institutions, Statistics for
Divorce and Juvenile Criminal Cases and Basic
Information on Undertakings for Disabled Persons. Third, some indicators
have been added according to times characters. For example, in Main Indicators of Post and
Telecommunication Service, “EMS” was changed as “Total amount of delivery
businesses” and its calculation basis was changed from amount of EMS into total
amount of delivery businesses in Beijing; in Amount of Transactions in Securities Market, indicator of “fund
transaction” was added; in Added Value of
Industries Above Designated Size, indicator of “manufacture and pressing of
ferrous metals” was cancelled and indicator of “manufacture of railway
locomotives, building of ships and boats, manufacture of air and spacecrafts
and other transportation equipments” is added.
5. Enhancement of
standard unification continues. In this year, great efforts have been made to
give unified regulations toward data related to statistical grouping in this
Yearbook. For example, in statistical tables with the three industries and sectors
classified by cross-grouping, the data was uniformly adjusted to be classified
by “industries, national economic sectors and key sectors”; data classified by
central and regional government was uniformly adjusted to be grouped by
“affiliation”; and data classified by domestic and foreign enterprises was
uniformly adjusted to be grouped by “registration type”. Besides, regulations
are continuouly made toward consistency and accuracy of Brief Introduction,
Explanatory Notes on Statistical Indicators, notes under the table as well as
english translation, etc.