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National Bureau of Statistics of China

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The National Bureau of Statistics (Chinese: 国家统计局) is a deputy-ministerial level agency directly under the State Council of China. Established in August 1952, the bureau is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of statistics concerning the nation's economy, population and other aspects of the society.

National Bureau of Statistics
国家统计局
Guójiā Tǒngjìjú
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Headquarters of the Bureau
Agency overview
FormedAugust 7, 1952; 72 years ago (1952-08-07)
Headquarters57 Yuetan South Street, Xicheng, Beijing, China
Agency executive
Parent agencyState Council
Websitewww.stats.gov.cn Edit this at Wikidata
National Bureau of Statistics
Simplified Chinese国家统计局
Traditional Chinese國家統計局
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuójiā Tǒngjìjú

Kang Yi has served as the commissioner of the bureau since 3 March 2022.

Responsibilities

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The bureau's authority and responsibilities are defined in Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the research of the nation's overall statistics and oversees the operations of its local counterparts.[1]

Organizations

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The bureau is overseen by a commissioner, several deputy commissioners (currently four), a chief methodologist, a chief economist, and a chief information officer.[2] It is composed of 18 departments, oversees 12 affiliated institutions, and manages 32 survey organizations stationed in respective provinces. It also operates China Statistics Press (Chinese: 中国统计出版社), which was founded in 1955.[2]

The national bureau has 535 employees as authorized by the State Council.[citation needed]

Commissioner

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Access

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Its Statistical Communiqué on the National Economic and Social Development and the China Statistical Yearbook are the bureau's most notable publications. It also runs and publishes the national census of economy, population and agriculture.[3]

Internet

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National Data (National Statistical Data Repository) is operated by the bureau, which has both Chinese and English interfaces. All publishable statistical results are released by the bureau on this website, including data on monthly, quarterly, and annual price indices and industrial statistics, etc.[4]

In December 2018, the agency began to release detailed datasets to authorized researchers and universities using an application-based system for researchers residing in China. This includes datasets from the 3rd economic census, 6th population census, 3rd agricultural census, sampled 1% population survey of 2015, residents income survey, and financials survey on industrial enterprises above a designated size.[5]

Archive

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The bureau also operates an archive filled with almanacs ever published by the bureau since 1982, some of the files are not digitalized, hence only accessible through the archive. Citizens can access the archive with their national identification card.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistics Law of the People's Republic of China". Archived from the original on 2020-04-21.
  2. ^ a b "Organizational Chart". National Bureau of Statistics of China. Archived from the original on 2020-04-22.
  3. ^ "Statistical Communique". National Statistics Bureau of China. Archived from the original on 2020-03-30.
  4. ^ "National Data". data.stats.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  5. ^ "国家统计局向科研机构开放六大类微观数据-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
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