1. 1 Ma Jiantang Commissioner National Bureau of Statistics of China September 3, 2012 Ma Jiantang Commissioner National Bureau of Statistics of China September 3, 2012 China Statistics: Current Status, Challenges and Future

2. 2 I. China Statistics: Current Status

3. 3 1. Statistical Legislation Statistics Law Administrative Regulations: 10 Department Regulations: Over 50 Local Laws and Regulations

4. 4 National Bureau of Statistics, 1400 Regional Agencies, 19.6 t Local Agencies, 76 t Ministerial Agencies 2. Organization Structure

5. 5 3. Statistical Surveys Classifications: 24 National Accounts Censuses: Population, Agriculture, Economic Regular Surveys: 47

6. 6 4. Data Production Four Major Projects 700 Thousand Businesses: Electronic Returns; On- line Reporting 550 Localities: PDA Collection and On-line Reporting

7. 7 II. China Statistics: Opportunities and Challenges

8. 8 1. Respondents: Vast Size 1.3 b Population 400 m households 40 t towns 650 t villages 400 t agr units 8 m non-agr. entities 30 m self-employed

9. 9 1. Respondents: Complex Targets Business Surveys: Different Ownerships; In and Out; Different Business Activities Demographic Surveys: 230 m Moving Around, 39.96 m Not Registered

10. 10 1. Respondents: Difficult Collection Privacy and Confidentiality Privacy: Marriage, Education, Occupation, Income, Housing Confidentiality: Commercial, Business Finance Less Cooperative Due to Time and Energy

11. 11 2. Users: Increasing Demands Central Government for Macro Control Local Management Ministries for Better Services Public for Knowledge

12. 12 2. Users: Special Demands Local Governments: Demonstrating Performance Public: Expecting Earlier Releases and More Critical

13. 13 3. Data Production Big Data: Transactions by Other Producers Ministerial Statistics: Existing Data

14. 14 III. China Statistics: Responses and Future Developments

15. 15 1. Respondents: Respect and Services Respect for Cooperation Services to Respondents for Winning Cooperation

16. 16 2. Reform of Data Production Business Surveys: On-line Reporting Household Surveys: PDA Data Sharing at All Levels Electronic, Networking, Paperless

17. 17 3. Information Technology Remote Sensing, GIS, GPS, Internet, Cloud Computing Statistical Networking Databases

18. 18 4. Using Other Data Sources Administrative Data Big Data –Prices: Electronic transactions data –Business surveys: Operational data and financial data –Wholesale and retail sale: Electronic transactions data

19. 19 5. Open and Transparent Transparent Data Production Release Calendar Data Interpretation Public Awareness

20. 20 Thank you!