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SESSION IV Adapting International Standards and Best Practices

This project enhanced statistical information in industry and transport using international standards and best practices. Methods like building business registers and conducting sample surveys were adopted to ensure timely and reliable data. The collaboration between the Federal Statistical Office of Germany and the Ministry of Commerce of China strengthened statistical capabilities.

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SESSION IV Adapting International Standards and Best Practices

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  1. SESSION IVAdapting International Standards and Best Practices The German-Chinese Project onReorganization of Industrial- and Transport Statistics Beijing, May 12, 2004 1

  2. initiator Reorganization of Industrial- and transport statistics Ministry of Commerce of the P.R. of China Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) 2

  3. Reorganization of Industrial- and transport statistics project PARTNER National Bureau of Statistics of China Federal Statistical Office of Germany 3

  4. Reorganization of Industrial- and transport statistics Initial Situation Economic reforms and economic opening required • timely • reliable • internationally comparable statistical information to be available. 4

  5. Instruments Reorganization of Industrial- and transport statistics • International classifications of activities and goods • Building a business register • Transition from full-coverage to sample surveys 5

  6. METHODS Reorganization of Industrial statistics • Introduction of short-term business indicators • Improvements to the System of National Accounts Reorganization of transport statistics METHODS • Automatic and manual road traffic counts 6

  7. Reorganization of Industrial- and transport statistics Activities • 48 consulting and training activities with more than 500 participants • Translation of technical publications • Regular assessment of project activities • Project documentation 7

  8. Classifications of activities and goods INSTRUMENTS Purpose • Systematic description and analysis of statistical information • Basis for international comparability of data Objective • Classifications of economic activities and goods are compatible with international standards 8

  9. ISIC CPC Classificationsof activities and goods INSTRUMENTS Results • Development of ISIC-based tables of correspondence • Use of the tables of correspondence for surveys • Publication of data based on the tables of correspondence • Development of a Chinese goods classification based on CPC 9

  10. ENTERPRISE REGISTER BUILDING A BUSINESS (ENTERPRISE) REGISTER INSTRUMENTS Purpose • Frame for sample surveys • Grouping businesses according to different criteria Objective • Installation of a business (enterprise) register and its regular updating 10

  11. Results INSTRUMENTS BUILDING A BUSINESS (ENTERPRISE) REGISTER • Building up business registers  using the census of 1995 as a basis • Installation of two central register databases  165,000 large and 5,000 very large businesses 11

  12. INSTRUMENTS SAMPLE SURVEYS Purpose • Timely and conclusive statistical results • Low cost of collection and processing • Small burden on respondents Objective • Sample surveys on production, sales (turnover) and employment are conducted in the whole country in monthly intervals 12

  13. INSTRUMENTS SAMPLE SURVEYS Results • Monthly data on production, sales and employment of small businesses with a gross output of less than 5 million Yuans RMB • Application in the whole country • Sampling with regard to ad hoc questions • Elaboration of a manual 13

  14. METHODS SHORT-TERM BUSINESS Indices Purpose • Short-term observation of business trends • Quarterly estimation of GDP Prerequisite: transition from quantity-based indices to price-based indices Objective • Monthly calculation of production and sales indices 14

  15. Results METHODS SHORT-TERM BUSINESS INDICeS Monthly computation of: • Production and sales index • Producer price index • Index of incoming orders In addition, at a request of the Chinese party • Stock inventory index 15

  16. METHODS SYSTEM OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS Purpose • International comparability of a country’s economic performance Objective • Transition from the Material Product System (MPS) to the System of National Accounts (SNA) 16

  17. Results METHODS SYSTEM OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS Contributions of project components to GDP calculation according to SNA: • Introduction of value added concepts • Introduction of short term statistics • Introduction of seasonal adjustment methods 17

  18. METHODS ROAD TRAFFIC COUNTS Purpose • Measurement of traffic volume for road planning • Measurement of the environmental impact of road traffic • Calculation of road accident rates Objective • Providing statistical support for road planning 18

  19. METHODS Road TRAFFIC COUNTS Results • Acquaintance with German methods • Practical implementation of these methods 19

  20. PROJECT EVALUATION Improvement of statistical information in terms of timeliness reliability international comparability In the fields of industry and transport 20

  21. Federal Statistical Office of Germany The project has strengthened German-Chinese partnership in statistics! 21

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