Yearbook title：北京统计年鉴2021
Yearbook English title：Beijing Statistical Yearbook 2021
Published Date :10/2021
Language : English and Chinese bilingual
Availability : Printed Version；Electronic Version（PDF Version）
Beijing Statistical Yearbook 2021
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 reflection of the economic and social development and changes in Beijing over the past year.It serves as an important reference book for domestic and foreign personnel in all circles to understand and know Beijing. Ⅰ.Framework Structure (Ⅰ) Overall Structure The overall structure of Beijing Statistical learbook remains stable.In cofor pages,the development and changing trends of main economic and social indicators of Beijing have been presented with both illustration and pictures;statistical tables are the main part of this Yearbook,mainly including 24 chapters,i.e.General Survey;National Accounts;Population and Employment;Price Index;People’s Living Conditions;Government Finance and Tax Revenues;Energy,Resources and Environment;Public Utilities;Total Investment in Fixed Assets and Real Estate Development;Foreign Economic Relations and Trade;Agriculture and Rural Economy;Industry;Construction;Tertiary Industry;Transport,Post and Telecommunication Services;Wholesale and Retail Trade,Accommodation and Restaurants;Tourism;Finance;Science and Technology;Education;Health Care and Social Services;Culture and Sports;Public Management,Social Security and Social Organizations;and Development Zones,reflecting the economic and social development situation across the city through multiple fields and industries. (Ⅱ) Structure of Chapters Internal structure of chapters in this Yearbook:Each chapter is composed of the Brief Introduction,Statistical Tables and Explanatory Notes to Main Statistical Indicators.Thereinto,Brief Introduction appears on the first page of each chapter,mainly introducing the main content,statistical scope,indicator standards,method of adjustment to historical data in each chapter;Explanatory Notes to 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. Arrangement of statistical tables:In each chapter,statistical tables are arranged for the purpose of reflecting the main conditions in the field.Generally speaking,main indicators historical data tables come before current year data tables. Ⅱ.How to Use (Ⅰ) Years Conventionally,the year indicated in the title of the book is the year of publication.The latest data indicated in this Yearbook are data in the previous years.For example,this book is titled 2021 Beijing Statistical Yearbook,which means it will be published in 2021 while the latest data in the book is by the end of 2020. “Years” in the statistical tables are marked in three ways,each indicating a different meaning.Firstly,the statistical table is named“******(AAAA-BBBB)”,which refers to that the data listed in the table are those from the year of AAAA to BBBB;Secondly,the statistical table contains no years,indicating that the data listed in the table are those of current year and last year;Thirdly,the statistical table is named“******(AAAA)”,indicating that the data listed in the table are those of the year of AAAA. (Ⅱ) Symbols Symbols in statistical tables include: #:means that the item is included in the total.Grouped indicators marked with“#”are part of the total,while those without“#”mean that sum of included items equals to the total. ||:grouping symbol,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:means that the figure is unknown or unavailable. ***:When it is possible to identify or infer the identity of the individual statistical respondent based on the data,it shall be shielded and indicated with“***”. (Ⅲ) Data 1.Each chapter in this Yearbook consists of two parts:historical data tables and current year data tables.In principle,historical data that are shown in the historical data tables can be used continuously;for some historical data that have been adjusted,please refer to the latest yearbook;When using the data,it is necessary to refer to the Brief Introduction and the explanations on the change in method system,standards and scope in the Notes under the statistical tables.In the current year data tables,if the standards and scope,calculation method for the corresponding indicators,and certain data greatly differ from that of the previous year,they shall be explained in the Notes under the statistical tables. 2.Compared with the 2020 Beijing Statistical Yearbook,adjustments have been made to the content of some chapters.Historical data on related indicators including the permanent population,per capita GDP,per capital water resources and per capita energy consumption for living purpose,etc.have been revised in accordance with the results of the seventh population census in Beijing;historical data on permanent population by age composition and historical data on year-ond number;historical data on statistical survey on gymnasiums and statiums and historical data on addved value of sports industry are added in the Culture and Sports part;and adjustments have been made to the contents of some chapters including the employment,resident income and expenditure,investment and real estatement,and science,and technology. (Ⅳ)Electronic CD-ROM Beijing Statistical Yearbook is provided with a CD-ROM,which contains Chinese and English versions of this Yearbook.The CD-ROM helps users in working with and processing the data. (Ⅴ) 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.
Yearbook title：北京统计年鉴2020
Yearbook English title：Beijing Statistical Yearbook 2020
Published Date :09/2020
Language : English and Chinese bilingual
Availability : Printed Version；Electronic Version（PDF Version）
Beijing Statistical Yearbook 2020
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 reflection of the economic and social development and changes in Beijing over the past year.It serves as an important reference book for domestic and foreign personnel in all circles to understand and know Beijing. Ⅰ.Framework Structure (Ⅰ) Overall Structure The overall structure of Beijing Statistical Yearbook remains stable.In color pages,the development and changing trends of main economic and social indicators of Beijing have been presented with both illustration and pictures;statistical tables are the main part of this Yearbook,mainly including 24 chapters,i.e.General Survey;National Accounts;Population and Employment;Price Index;People’s Living Conditions;Government Finance and Tax Revenues;Energy,Resources and Environment;Public Utilities;Total Investment in Fixed Assets and Real Estate Development;Foreign Economic Relations and Trade;Agriculture and Rural Economy;Industry;Construction;Tertiary Industry;Transport,Post and Telecommunication Services;Wholesale and Retail Trade,Accommodation and Restaurants;Tourism;Finance;Science and Technology;Education;Health Care and Social Services;Culture and Sports;Public Management,Social Security and Social Organizations;and Development Zones,reflecting the economic and social development situation across the city through multiple fields and industries. (Ⅱ) Structure of Chapters Internal structure of chapters in this Yearbook:Each chapter is composed of the Brief Introduction,Statistical Tables and Explanatory Notes to Main Statistical Indicators.There into,Brief Introduction appears on the first page of each chapter,mainly introducing the main content,statistical scope,indicator standards,method of adjustment to historical data in each chapter;Explanatory Notes to 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. Arrangement of statistical tables:In each chapter,statistical tables are arranged for the purpose of reflecting the main conditions in the field.Generally speaking,main indicators historical data tables come before current year data tables. Ⅱ.How to Use (Ⅰ) Years Conventionally,the year indicated in the title of the book is the year of publication.The latest data indicated in this Yearbook are data in the previous years.For example,this book is titled 2020 Beijing Statistical Yearbook,which means it will be published in 2020 while the latest data in the book is by the end of 2019. “Years” in the statistical tables are marked in three ways,each indicating a different meaning.Firstly,the statistical table is named“******(AAAA-BBBB)”,which refers to that the data listed in the table are those from the year of AAAA to BBBB;Secondly,the statistical table contains no years,indicating that the data listed in the table are those of current year and last year;Thirdly,the statistical table is named“******(AAAA)”,indicating that the data listed in the table are those of the year of AAAA. (Ⅱ) Symbols Symbols in statistical tables include: #:means that the item is included in the total.Grouped indicators marked with “#”are part of the total,while those without “#” mean that sum of included items equals to the total. ‖:grouping symbol,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:means that the figure is unknown or unavailable. ***:When it is possible to identity or infer the identity of the individual statistical respondent based on the data,it shall be shielded and indicated with “***”. (Ⅲ) Data 1.Each chapter in this Yearbook consists of two parts:historical data tables and current year data tables.In principle,historical data that are shown in the historical data tables can be used continuously;for some historical data that have been adjusted,please refer to the latest yearbook;When using the data,it is necessary to refer to the Brief Introduction and the explanations on the change in method system,standards and scope in the Notes under the statistical tables.In the current year data tables,if the standards and scope,calculation method for the corresponding indicators,and certain data greatly differ from that of the previous year,they shall be explained in the Notes under the statistical tables. 2.In the 2020 Beijing Statistical Yearbook,the data of 2018 on gross domestic product,energy,real estate,industry,construction,services,wholesale and retail trade,research and experimental development (R&D) and other relevant fields have been supplemented,and the relevant historical data have been revised according to the results of the fourth national economic census in Beijing. 3.Compared with the 2019 Beijing Statistical Yearbook,adjustments have been made to the content of some chapters.Content related to the cultural industry has been moved to the Culture and Sports chapter.Revised historical data since 2001 on added value by sector are supplemented in the National Accounts part;historical data on natural gas consumption per RMB 10,000 of GDP and data on water used by industry above designated size by sector are added in the Energy,Resources and Environment part;historical data on trade in services are added in the Foreign Economic Relations and Trade part;historical data on PCT international patent applications,domestic patents in force and invention patents in force,and invention patent ownership per 10,000 persons,etc. are added in the Science and Technology part;historical data on educational funds are added in the Education part;historical data on added value of cultural industry and on the operation of cultural industry enterprises above designated size are added in the Culture and Sports part;and historical data on cases handled by procuratorial organs are supplemented in the Public Management,Social Security and Social Organization part. (Ⅳ) Electronic CD-ROM Beijing Statistical Yearbook is provided with a CD-ROM,which contains Chinese and English versions of this Yearbook.The CD-ROM helps users in working with and processing the data. (Ⅴ) 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.
Yearbook title：北京统计年鉴2019
Yearbook English title：Beijing Statistical Yearbook 2019
Published Date :09/2019
Language : English and Chinese bilingual
Availability : Printed Version；Electronic Version（ CD Version contain EXCEL files，PDF Version）
beijing-statistical-yearbook-2019
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 reflection of the economic and social development and changes in Beijing over the past year.It serves as an important reference book for domestic and foreign personnel in all circles to understand and know Beijing. I.Framework Structure (I)Overall Structure The overall structure of Beijing Statistical Yearbook remains basically stable.In color pages,the development and changing trends of main economic and social indicators of Beijing have been presented with both illustration and pictures;statistical tables are the main part of this Yearbook,mainly including 24 chapters,i.e.General Survey;National Accounts;Population and Employment;Price Index;People’s Living Conditions;Government Finance and Tax Revenues;Energy,Resources and Environment;Public Utilities;Total Investment in Fixed Assets and Real Estate Development;Foreign Economic Relations and Trade;Agriculture and Rural Economy;Industry;Construction;Tertiary Industry;Transport,Post and Telecommunication Services;Wholesale and Retail Trade,Accommodation and Restaurants;Tourism;Finance;Science and Technology;Education;Health Care and Social Services;Culture and Sports;Public Management,Social Security and Social Organizations;and Development Zones,reflecting the economic and social development situation across the city through multiple fields and industries. (II)Structure of Chapters Internal structure of chapters in this Yearbook:Each chapter is composed of the Brief Introduction,Statistical Tables and Explanatory Notes to Main Statistical Indicators.Thereinto,Brief Introduction appears on the first page of eachchapter,mainly introducing the main content,statistical scope,indicator standards,method of adjustment to historical data in each chapter;Explanatory Notes to Statistical Indicators come on the last page of each chapter,mainly giving abrief explanation to the main indicators and calculation method,etc.involved in the 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,main indicators historical data tables come before current year datatables. II.How to Use (I)Years Conventionally,the year indicated in the title of the book is the year of publication.The latest data indicated in this Yearbook are data in the previous years.For example,this book is titled 2019 Beijing Statistical Yearbook,which means it will be published in 2019 while the latest data in the book is by the end of 2018. “Years” in the statistical tables are marked in three ways,each indicating a different meaning.Firstly,the statistical table is named“******(AAAA-BBBB)”,which refers to that the data listed in the table are those from the year of AAAA to BBBB;Secondly,the statistical table contains no years,indicating that the data listed in the table are those of current year and last year;Thirdly,the statistical table is named“******(AAAA)”,indicating that the data listed in the table are those of the year of AAAA. (II)Symbols Symbols in statistical tables include: #:means that the item is included in the total.Grouped indicators marked with “#” are part of the total,while those without “#” mean that sum of included items equals to the total. ‖:grouping symbol,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:means tiiat the figure is unknown or unavailable. ***:When it is possible to identify or infer the identity of the individual statistical respondent based on the data,itshall be shielded and indicated with “***”. (Ⅲ)Data1. 1.Each chsapter in this Yearbook consists of two parts:historical data tables and current year data tables.Generally speaking,historical data that are shown in the historical data tables can be used continuously;for some historical data that have been adjusted,please refer to the latest yearbook;When using the data,it is necessary to refer to the Brief Introduction and the explanations on the change in method system,standards and scope in the Notes under the statistical tables.In the current year data tables,if the standards and scope,calculation method for the corresponding indicators,and certain data greatly differ from that of the previous year,they shall be explained in the Notes under the statistical tables. 2.In view of the fact that 2018 is the fourth year of national economic census and the census data have not yet been released,the relevant data on the number of legal entities above designated size,gross domestic product,energy,environmental protection real estate,industry,construction,cultural industry,wholesale and retail trade,and development zones are therefore the preliminaiy statistics of the year,and for some indicators,the data of 2018 are temporarily not available.The final data for 2018 can be queried through the 2020 Beijing Statistical Yearbook published in 2020. 3.Compared with the 2018 Beijing Statistical Yearbook,historical data on the contribution rate of three industries and three demands since 1982 are added in the National Accounts part;historical data on the income and expenditure of residents of the whole city,and of residents in terms of urban and rural areas upon adjustment on the basis of the reform of integration of urban and rural households surveys are added in the People’s Living Conditions part. (Ⅳ)Electronic CD-ROM Beijing Statistical Yearbook is provided with a CD-ROM,which contains Chinese and English versions of this Yearbook.The CD-ROM helps users in working with and processing the data. (V)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.
Yearbook title：北京统计年鉴2018
Yearbook English title：Beijing Statistical Yearbook 2018
Publisher : China Statistics Press
Published Date : 10/2018
Frequency : Annually
Language : English and Chinese bilingual
Availability : Printed Version；Electronic Version（CD Version contain EXCEL files）
Beijing Statistical Yearbook 2018
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 economic and social development and changes in Beijing over the past year. It serves as an important reference book for domestic and foreign personnel in all circles to understand and know Beijing.
I. Framework Structure
(I) Overall Structure
The overall structure of Beijing Statistical Yearbook remains basically stable. In color pages, main tendency and changes about economic and social development of Beijing have been presented with both illustration and pictures; statistical tables are the main part of this Yearbook, mainly including 24 chapters, i.e. General Survey; National Accounts; Population and Employment; Price Index; People’s Living Conditions; Government Finance and Tax Revenues; Energy, Resources and Environment; Public Utilities; Total Investment in Fixed Assets and Real Estate Development; Foreign Economic Relations and Trade; Agriculture and Rural Economy; Industry; Construction; Tertiary Industry; Transport, Post and Telecommunication Services; Wholesale and Retail Trade, Accommodation and Restaurants; Tourism; Finance; Science and Technology; Education; Health Care and Social Services; Culture and Sports; Public Management, Social Security and Social Organizations; and Development Zones, reflecting the economic and social development situation across the city through multiple fields and industries.
(II) Structure of Chapters
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, main indicators historical data tables come before current year data tables.
II. How to Use
(I) Years
Conventionally, the year indicated in the title of 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 2018 Beijing Statistical Yearbook, which means it will be published in 2018 while the latest data in the book is by the end of 2017.
“Years” in the statistical tables are marked in three ways, each indicating a different meaning. Firstly, the statistical table is named “****** (AAAA- BBBB)”, which refers to that the data listed in the table are those from the year of AAAA to BBBB; Secondly, the statistical table contains no years, indicating that the data listed in the table are those of current year and last year; Thirdly, the statistical table is named “****** (AAAA)”, indicating that the data listed in the table are those of the year of AAAA.
(II) Symbols
Symbols in statistical tables include:
#: means that the item is included in the total. Grouped indicators marked with “#” are part of the total, while those without“#” mean that sum of included items equals to the total.
||: grouping symbol, 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 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, each chapter consists of two parts: historical data tables and current year data tables; the first tables in each chapter are the historical data tables of core indicators in the area or field, followed by the detailed grouping data tables for the current year. Generally speaking, historical data that are shown in the historical data tables can be used continuously; for some historical data that have been adjusted, please refer to the latest yearbook; When using the data, it is necessary to refer to the Brief Introduction and the explanations on the change in method system, standards and scope in the Notes under the statistical tables. Grouped data in the current year data tables mainly reflect the data in the area or field of the current year as well as the comparison with the data of previous year; the standards and scope and calculation method for the corresponding indicators, and those greatly differ from the data of the previous year, shall be explained in the Notes under the statistical tables.
(V) Electronic CD-ROM
Beijing Statistical Yearbook is provided with a CD-ROM, which contains 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 2018 Beijing Statistical Yearbook
Compared with 2017 Beijing Statistical Yearbook, the following adjustments have been mainly made:
(I) Adjustment of structure of chapters
The title and order of certain chapters have been adjusted in terms of the sector classification of national economy; the names of tables have been standardized and unified, and the order of the tables has been adjusted, according to the content of the statistical tables.
(II) Adjustment of content in statistical tables
1. According to Beijing General Urban Planning (2016-2035), the grouping by four functional areas has been cancelled, and the order of each district has been adjusted by the administrative division code.
2. Some indicator data have been added, reduced or adjusted in accordance with the changes in the statistical method and system of the National Bureau of Statistics. Including: adding the “hydropower, wind power, photovoltaic power” and other statistical indicators reflecting the situation of new energy in the Energy Production; adding the historical data on “main business cost” in the Main Indicators for Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size; adding the “income-profit margin” and “cost expense of per 100 Yuan of main business income” indicators in the Main Indicators of Economic Benefits of Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size; the data “grouped by urban and rural regions” on relevant indicators in such field as Industry, Investment and Consumption, etc. have been cancelled; the data grouped by exhibition area in the Statistics for Mice Industry in Beijing have been cancelled. In addition, the names of certain indicators have been adjusted and standardized; for example, “business taxes and surcharges” have been changed into “taxes and surcharges”, etc.
3. With reference to the changes in the sectorial statistical systems of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, some indicators have been added, reduced or adjusted. Including: adding PM2.5 indicator and its historical data in the Environmental Protection; adding historical data in Renminbi (RMB) grouped by “Total Value of Imports and Exports”, “Exports” and “Imports” in the Foreign Economic Relations and Trade; and the Statistics for Corruption, Bribery, Malpractice and Infringement Cases has been cancelled. Meanwhile, some statistical tables have been adjusted. For example, listing the “total volume of water supplied in the year” and the “total volume of water consumed in the year” separately in the Statistics for Water Resources, and adjusting the grouping correspondingly; adjusting the Statistics for Social Welfare and Community into Statistics for Grassroot Social Work, the relevant indicators on the number of social welfare enterprises have been deleted, and indicators on “number of certified professional social workers in grassroot organizations” have been added.
(III) Optimization of the structure of statistical tables on the principle of simplicity and practicality
1. Adding some statistical indicators data. For example, adding the historical data on relevant information about the households of the whole city in the People’s Living Conditions part; adding the historical data on gross industrial output value of key industries and main business cost in the Industry part; adding the industry category data in the Main Indicators of Economic Benefits of Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size (by Sector).
2. Cancelling some statistical tables or statistical indicators. For example, in the Population and Employment part, the relevant statistical tables involving district in the Registered Population have been cancelled; in the People’s Living Conditions part, the relevant statistical tables on purchase quantity and expenditure amount for main goods have been cancelled; in the Industry part, the historical data tables and relevant content in the Added Value of Industry above Designated Size have been cancelled; the statistical tables on main economic indicators of state-holding industrial enterprises, share-holding industrial enterprises, Hongkong, Macao, Taiwan and Foreign-invested industrial enterprises, and medium and large-sized industrial enterprises grouped by affiliations and by registration type, etc. have been cancelled; in the Wholesale and Retail Trade, Accommodation and Restaurants part, the Commodity Sales of Wholesale and Retail Enterprises above Designated Size has been cancelled; in the Science and Technology part, the Number of Professional Technical Personnel in Public Enterprises and Institutions has been cancelled.
3. Adjustment of some statistical tables or statistical indicators. For example, the indicators order and content in the Aggregate Indicators and Speed Indicators on National Economic and Social Development in Key Years, the Structural Indicators on National Economic and Social Development in Key Years, the Indicators on Proportions and Efficiency in National Economic and Social Development, and the A Day in Beijing, have been optimized and adjusted; the table content in the People’s Living Conditions and in the Industry part have been optimized and integrated; the Statistics for Service Trade has been moved to the Foreign Economy and Trade part.
(IV) Revision of text description to make it easier for readers to understand the data changes.
Firstly, to revise the content of the brief introduction of each chapter, comprehensively reflecting the data content, data sources, statistical standards and the historical changes of data and so on; Secondly, to add or reduce content in the explanatory notes on main statistical indicators after each chapter; to make uniform revision or adjustment on the explanatory notes on indicators in each chapter according to the changes of indicators of that very year and so on; Thirdly, to update the content of notes under the tables, accurately reflecting the adjustments and changes of the data approach of that very year.
Beijing Statistical Yearbook-2017 Download (CD Version contain EXCEL files)
beijing-statistical-yearbook-2017
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 Beijing over the past year. It serves as an important reference book for domestic and foreign personnel in all circles to understand and know Beijing.
Framework Structure
(I) Overall Structure
The overall structure of Beijing Statistical Yearbook remains basically stable. In color pages, main tendency and changes about economic and social development of Beijing have been presented with both illustration and pictures; statistical tables are the main part of this Yearbook, mainly including 23 chapters, i.e. General Survey; National Accounts; Population and Employment; Government Finance and Tax Revenues; Energy, Resources and Environmental Protection; Total Investment in Fixed Assets and Real Estate Development; Foreign Trade; Price Index; People’s Livelihood; Public Utilities; Agriculture and Rural Economy; Industry; Construction; Tertiary Industry; Transport, Post and Telecommunication Service; Wholesale and Retail Trade, Accomodation and Restaurants; Tourism; Finance and Insurance; Education and Culture; Science and Technology; Health Care and Sports; Social Welfare, Community, Plicies & Laws and Others; and Development Zones 23 chapters in total, reflecting the economic and social development situation across the city through multiple industries and fields.
(II) Structure of Chapters
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.
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 2017 Bejing Statistical Yearbook, which means it will be published in 2017 while the lastest data in the book is by the end of 2016.
“Years” in the statistical tables are marked in three ways, each indicating a different meaning. Firstly, the statistical table is named “****** (AAAA- BBBB)”, which refers to that the data listed in the table are those from the year of AAAA to BBBB; Secondly, the statistical table contains no years, indicating that the data listed in the table are those of current year and last year; Thirdly, the statistical table is named “****** (AAAA)”, indicating that the data listed in the table are those of the year of AAAA.
(II) Symbols
Symbols in statistical tables include:
#: means that the item is included in the total. Grouped indicators marked with “#” are part of the total, while those without“#” mean that sum of inclded items equals to the total.
||: 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 2017 Beijing Statistical Yearbook
Compared with 2016 Beijing Statistical Yearbook, the following adjustments have been mainly made:
The order of certain chapters has been adjusted in this Yearbook.
In accordance with the unified requirements of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People’s Republic of China (NBS), since January 2016, a new Circulation and Consumer Price Statistical Form System has been implemented by the circulation and consumer price statistics in Beijing, of which the survey item directories for consumer price and retail price were revised. According to the requirements of national statistical system, the statistical year of 2015 began to be used as a new round of base period for comparison in 2016.
In accordance with the deployment of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People’s Republic of China (NBS), the reform of calculation method of regional R&D expenditure has been implemented since 2016, according to which the part of R&D expenditure not included in GDP figures were calculated additionally and GDP figures of 1996-2015 were adjusted. Moreover, the proportional data of internal spending of R&D expenditure in GDP, the energy consumption per RMB 10,000 GDP and decrease rate in 2016 and the energy consumption per RMB 10,000 GDP have also been adjusted.
Continue to strengthen the text revision work to make it easier for readers to understand the data changes. 1) To revise the content of the overview part of each chapter, comprehensively reflecting the data content, data sources, statistical standards and the historical changes of data and so on; 2) To timely revise or adjust the explanation part of the major indicators attached after the body text in each chapter according to the changes of indicators and the content of indicators of that very year and so on; 3) To update the content of notes under the tables, accurately reflecting the changes and adjustments of the data approach of that very year to make readers understand the data changes and accurately use the annual statistical data in different periods and different sectors; 4) The names of certain units have been revised uniformly according to the adjustments to the administrative bodies in Beijing.
