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Ma JiantangCommissioner
National Bureau of Statistics of ChinaSeptember 3, 2012
Ma JiantangCommissioner
National Bureau of Statistics of ChinaSeptember 3, 2012
China Statistics:Current Status,
Challenges and Future
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1. Statistical Legislation
• Statistics Law
• Administrative
Regulations: 10
• Department
Regulations: Over 50
• Local Laws and
Regulations
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• National Bureau
of Statistics, 1400• Regional
Agencies, 19.6 t• Local
Agencies, 76 t• Ministerial
Agencies
2. Organization Structure
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3. Statistical Surveys
• Classifications: 24• National Accounts• Censuses: Population,
Agriculture, Economic• Regular Surveys: 47
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4. Data Production
• Four Major Projects• 700 Thousand Businesses: Electronic Returns; On-
line Reporting• 550 Localities: PDA Collection and On-line
Reporting
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1. Respondents: Vast Size
• 1.3 b Population• 400 m households• 40 t towns• 650 t villages• 400 t agr units• 8 m non-agr. entitie
s• 30 m self-employed
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1. Respondents: Complex Targets
• Business Surveys: Different Ownerships; In and Out; Different Business Activities
• Demographic Surveys: 230 m Moving Around, 39.96 m Not Registered
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1. Respondents: Difficult Collection
• Privacy and Confidentiality• Privacy: Marriage, Education, Occupation, Income, Housing• Confidentiality: Commercial, Business Finance• Less Cooperative Due to Time and Energy
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2. Users: Increasing Demands
• Central Government for Macro Control• Local Management• Ministries for Better Services• Public for Knowledge
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2. Users: Special Demands
• Local Governments: Demonstrating Performance
• Public: Expecting Earlier Releases and More Critical
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3. Data Production
• Big Data: Transactions by Other Producers
• Ministerial Statistics: Existing Data
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1. Respondents: Respect and Services
• Respect for Cooperation
• Services to Respondents for Winning Cooperation
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2. Reform of Data Production
• Business Surveys: On-line Reporting
• Household Surveys: PDA• Data Sharing at All Levels• Electronic, Networking,
Paperless
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3. Information Technology
• Remote Sensing, GIS, GPS, Internet, Cloud Computing
• Statistical Networking• Databases
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4. Using Other Data Sources
• Administrative Data• Big Data– Prices: Electronic transactions dat
a– Business surveys: Operational dat
a and financial data– Wholesale and retail sale: Electroni
c transactions data
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5. Open and Transparent
• Transparent Data Production
• Release Calendar• Data Interpretation• Public Awareness