I. Main Content

Data in this chapter show the general situation and the development of the construction in China.
They cover the situation of production and management of the enterprises of construction, including
the number of enterprises, number of employed persons, gross output value and value added of
construction industry, floor space of the buildings, profits and taxes of enterprises and labour productivity
etc. They also cover the situation of prospecting and designing institutions and the personnel.

II. Coverage of Statistics

According to the development of construction industry, starting from 2002, the coverage of construction
statistics has been adjusted to include all the construction enterprises of various types of ownership
with qualification certificates and with independent accounting system, instead of the original criteria
that required construction enterprises of various types of ownership to have qualification certificates
at or above Class 4 with independent accounting system.

III. Source of Data and Survey Methodology

Data on construction enterprises are collected in accordance with the Reporting System of Construction
Statistics stipulated by the National Bureau of Statistics. The annual reports on construction statistics
are assigned and collected by statistical bureaus at various levels through comprehensive reporting
system, and provided by statistical bureaus of each province, autonomous region and municipality.

Data on prospecting and designing institutions and the personnel are provided by the Ministry of
Construction, based on Prospecting and Designing Statistical Reporting Scheme stipulated by the
Ministry of Construction.