The China Statistical Yearbook 2007, the just released annual publication of the China Statistics Press, is one of the most important tools in any China researcher's library. The 2007 Edition's twenty-five chapters and two appendices focus on comprehensive data series in 2006 and reflect various aspects of China's social and economic development. This yearbook is also supplemented with brief introductions and explanatory notes which give a description of the concepts behind and scope of the data, the calculation methods used, and historical analysis.
The yearbook contains the following twenty-five chapters,
1. Divisions of Administrative Areas and Natural Resources;
2. General Survey;
3. National Accounts;
4. Population;
5. Employment and Wages;
6. Investment in Fixed Assets;
7. Energy;
8. Government Finance;
9. Price Indices;
10. People's Livelihood;
11. General Survey of Cities;
12. Environment Protection;
13. Agriculture;
14. Industry;
15. Construction;
16. Transport, Post and Telecommunication Services (Copyright Friedl Business Information);
17. Domestic Trade;
18. Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation;
19. Tourism;
20. Financial Intermediation;
21. Education, Science and Technology;
22. Culture, Sports and Public Health;
23. Other Social Activities;
24. Main Social and Economic Indicators of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR);
25. Main Social and Economic Indicators of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR);
Two chapters listed as the appendices are Main Social and Economic Indicators of Taiwan Province and A Comparison of Economic and Social Indicators among the People's Republic of China and Other Countries/Areas. In brief introduction at the beginning of each chapter, (Copyright Friedl Business Information) main coverage of this chapter, data sources, statistical coverage, statistical methods and historical changes are concerned. In addition, Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators are provided at the end of each chapter.
