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conduct management upon the sectors concerning social development and
people’s livelihood like education, healthcare and poverty alleviation, and
employment.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's
Republic of China. Through the development over the past seven decades, a
sound and inclusive Chinese official statistical system has basically taken form,
which conforms to the national conditions of China, aligns with the
international statistical rules, and well meets the needs for economic and social
development. First, the work of national accounts has witnessed continuous
improvement. China’s System of National Accounts (2016) has been
developed on the basis of China’s national conditions and the latest
international standard, namely, the System of National Accounts 2008.
Besides, three major reforms on unified accounting of regional GDP,
compilation of national and regional balance sheets, and compilation of
natural resource balance sheets are being vigorously advanced. Second, the
economic statistical survey and monitoring system consisting of regular
statistical survey system on the industrial sector, the service sector, the sector
of wholesale, retail, lodging and catering, fixed asset investment and real
estate development has been established to serve the goal of maintaining
economic performance within a proper range by providing timely and
accurate data and making analysis, research, judgment and early warning.
Third, we have established a periodic census system consisting of population
census and agricultural census conducted every 10 years, and economic
census conducted every 5 years. Fourth, we have established a statistical
survey system concerning people’s livelihood, which consists of the regular
statistical survey programs including agriculture, prices, population,
employment and household income and expenditure. Fifth, we have
established a statistical survey system about ecological environment and
sustainable development to conduct statistical monitoring upon energy,
resources, environment and addressing climate change; have developed the
green development indicators; keep advancing statistical monitoring on the
sustainable development goals. Sixth, we have established a system of official
statistical organizations featuring unified leadership and tiered
responsibilities, which consists of the National Bureau of Statistics and local
survey offices under its vertical management, statistical agencies of local
governments and statistical departments of line ministries. The National
Bureau of Statistics leads and coordinates nationwide statistical work,
supervises upon its survey offices as well as statistical agencies of local
government at various levels, and guides and coordinates the work of the
statistical departments of line ministries.

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