Editor’s Explanatory Notes

 I.                    Xinjiang Statistical Yearbook-2001 (in both Chinese and English) is a data annuals of comprehensively about Xinjiang’s economy and social development in both Chinese and English by Statistical Bureau of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The publication of the yearbook will provide the leading officials and heads at all levels with detailed and rich information in their knowledge of Xinjiang’s situation and Xinjiang’s economic operation as well as macro -instruction for economy.

The book conforms to the requirements of seriation and standardization in national statistical yearbook of highlighting Xinjiang’s feature and bearing strong practical applicability and collector’s value. The book for the year 2000 further replenishes a part of content by enlarging the content of analytical quota about proportion structure in general section, adding the sequential file of main economic indicators about administrative offices, autonomous prefectures and cities and expanding the space of main economic indicators about accounting and finance of national economy in different provinces, municipalities and prefectures. As a result of reform on statistical annual report, slight change has taken place in the statement of statistical book, which is mainly shown in laborer’s wages, industry, wholesale and retail trade and catering service. Please pay attention to comparability as you use it.

II.                 The yearbook comprises twenty sections, namely: 1) administrative division and nature resources; 2) general situation; 3) population, employment and staff’s wage; 4) investment in fixed asset; 5) public economy, finance and insurance; 6) indices of commodity prices; 7) people’s life; 8) agriculture; 9) industry; 10) building sector; 11) transportation and postal telecommunication; 12) wholesale, retail trade and catering service; 13) energy production and consumption; 14) external economic trade and tourism; 15) education, science and technology as well as culture; 16) sports and health as well as others; 17) urban survey; 18) enterprise group and business indices of enterprises; 19) sequence of main economic indicators in different administrative offices, prefectures and cities; 20) sequence of main economic indicators in different provinces, cities (districts), with Explanatory Notes of Main Statistical Indicators at the end of a section.

III.               The national legal metering units are adopted as units of computation in the yearbook.

IV.              The relevant data in each section of the yearbook are not quite identical shown in some material because of statistical statement and price of computation. We have added explanatory notes at the end of table, which is to be minded when you use it.

V.    The data about Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture in the present Xinjiang Statistical Yearbook covers counties(cities) direct under Ili Prefecture, Tacheng Prefecture and Altay Prefecture.

 VI. Description of signs or symbols in the yearbook:

      “# ”stands for interim item; “…” for data with insufficient decimal place; “empty” for absence of data indicators or ignorance of them.

VII. The front cover, section signs as well as CD-Rom disk bear some of pictures. If involving anyone who have made them, you are requested to contact with our editorial office and we’ll pay for contribution fee according to the relevant regulations, expressing our thanks.

VIII. In the course of compilation and translation, the yearbook has received great support from many units and comrades in and out of Xinjiang, we acknowledge their help to the book. Mistakes and faults are inevitable to take place for our inadequate proficiency and limited time. Leaders, personnel from all walks of life and colleagues from statistical sector are welcome to make critical comment and suggestion.

 Name List of Editorial Board

Honorary Director: Abulet· Abdureshit

Director: Wang Jinxiang

Vice-directors: Yu Xiaoming, Jiang Tonghai. Gao Peiyuan, Wang Zhongshan, Abla· Yusuf, Gao Cunfeng

Members of Editorial Board: (Sequence is based on Chinese surname stroke)

Yu Huan, Ma Guorui, Wang Xuan, Wang Yucang, Wang Hongye, Wang Guirong, Bian Dongfeng, Ren Xuejun, Liu Hongming, Turson Naryi, He Baiqi, Wu Jun, Zhang Pingquan, Zhang Dehuan, Li Renwei, Li Qinming, Yang Liming, Yang Xiaoli, Tai Zhouhai, Ablikem•Abdlar, Cheng Zhenjun, Fan Ping, Yuan Ying, Huo Yinlan, Han Yonggui

 Chief-Editor: Wang Guirong

Deputy Chief-Editors: Lu Le, Zhao Yuxi, Jin Jianxin

Responsible Editor: Aminar· Ibraim

Editors: (Sequence is based on Chinese surname character stroke)

Wang Qing, Ping Junwen, Liu Jiangsheng, Liu Xueyong, Liu Lei, Sun Xingwang, Wu Ping, Wu Xinjian, Li Xiaojiang, Li Jinping, Sawuli•Tuohudarhan, Xiaokat•Sherif, Sulitan, Adalet, Ayizaore, Yi Bin, Hu Li, Pang Yan, Jiang Yuehen, Zhou Yin, Xie Qian, Liao Ling, Sheng Weiling,

English Proofreader and preface translator: Xie Xusheng

Developer of CD-ROM Software: Hayilat 

Typesetters; Hu Haiyan

Supervisor of Publication: Bian Dongfeng

Members of Editing Affair: Huang Xuebin, Bilikzil, Imam, Yang Jiangtao, Yin Xiaoqian, Qu Yong