In order to comprehensively reflect China's domestic trade, foreign economic, trade and the operation of the development of international tourism from 2006 onwards, the National Bureau of Statistics Trade and External Economic Division in previous years, titled "China Market Statistical Yearbook" and "China Foreign Economic Statistical Yearbook" to the re-integration, editing for a "China Trade and External Economic Statistical Yearbook." To enrich the content of the new yearbook, statistical information on a more systematic and informative. "China's Trade and External Economic Statistical Yearbook -2009," contains the information for the 2008 China's domestic trade, China's foreign trade and international tourism, the main statistical data, bringing together national and provincial, autonomous regions and municipalities, relevant statistical data, but also collected Some key indicators of historical information. Yearbook of the content is divided into 10 parts: 1. Comprehensive articles; 2. The consumer goods market articles; 3. Wholesale and retail trade articles; 4. Accommodation and catering industry articles; 5. BoP articles; 6.'s Foreign trade articles; 7. foreign articles; 8 External Cooperation articles; 9. travel articles; 10. business articles. In order to facilitate the reader to use, the yearbook of the abbreviation used in the meaning and key statistical indicators, statistical coverage and statistical methods were briefly explained.