I. Main Content
Data in this chapter reflect the basic condition of industrial sector including main industrial economic indicators of 31
provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities.

(1) The number of industrial enterpris es, and the gross industrial output value of all state-owned industrial enterprises
and the non-s tate enterprises that are above des ignated size;

(2) Main economic indicators and efficiency indicators of all s tate-owned indus trial enterprises, and of non-state enterprises
above designated s ize classified by type of registration, light and heavy indus tries , s ize of the enterprises , branch of
industrial enterpris es and regions. Those indicators include gross industrial output value, industrial value-added, total capital
hold, total as sets, total liabilities, working capital (circulating assets), fixed as sets, liquid liabilities, long-term liabilities,
creditors equity, sales income, sales cost, s ales tax and extra-charges, sales profit, total profits, value-added tax payable,
ratio of value-added to gross industrial output value, ratio of profits, taxes and interests to average assets, ratio of debts to
assets, ratio of profits to cost and charges, turnover of working capital and overall labour productivity, s ales ratio of industrial
products;

(3) Main economic indicators and efficiency indicators of the state-owned indus trial enterprises and enterprises where the
state holds the majority of shares, class ified by region and by branch of industry;

(4) Major indicators of foreign-funded industrial enterprises and enterprises funded by entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Macao

and Taiwan classified by region and by branch of indus try;

(5) Major indicators of large and medium scale industrial enterprises by region and by branch of industry;

(6) Output of key industrial products;

(7) Production capacity of main products by key indus trial enterprises;

(8) Proportion of economic indicators by branch of industry in national total;

(9) Economic efficiency indicators of industrial enterprises by main status of registration

II. Statistical Scope

The scope of industrial statistics includes all industrial enterprises within the territory (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and
Taiwan). Before 1997, the scope of industrial statistics based on types of ownership, they were mainly the following s ix parts:
indus trial enterprises at and above county level with independent accounting system and production units without
independent accounting sys tem, village industrial enterprise, urban joint industrial enterprises , rural joint indus trial enterpris
e, urban individual industrial enterprises , and rural industrial enterpris es (village industrial enterprises were not included in
this part before 1984).

Since 1998, the scope of indus trial statistics shifted from types of ownership to s ize of enterprises, they are: all stateowned
industrial enterpris es and thos e non-state industrial enterprises with annual sales over 5 million yuan, and non-state
industrial enterprises with annual sales below 5 million yuan.

Data in this chapter cover all state-owned industrial enterpris es and those non-state-owned industrial enterpris es with annual
sales over 5 million yuan. The shortened form is all stateowned industrial enterpris es and the non-state enterprises that
are above des ignated size.

III. Source of Data and Survey Methodology

The industrial enterprises s tatistics in this chapter are collected from Annual Report of Industrial Statis tics, which are
provided by statistical bureaus of all provinces , autonomous regions and municipalities through Comprehensive Reports to
NBS. Statistical agencies at various levels arrange and collect data through comprehens ive reporting sys tem on the bas is of
real situation in local areas.

The Production Capacity of Major Industrial Products includes 42 main industrial products. Sources of data are mainly
from departments concerned, industrial associations and corporations, which are main enterprises within the sector.