Editor’s Explanatory Notes

Ⅰ. Xinjiang Statistical Yearbook-2005 (in both Chinese and English) is the annual data of comprehensive information on 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 varied information about Xinjiang’s situation and Xinjiang’s economic operation as well as macro -instruction on economy.

Ⅱ. The yearbook comprises such sections as: Special Article (Statistical Communique on National Economy and Social Development of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the year 2004); divisions of administrative areas and natural resoueces; general survey; calculation of nationl economy, population, employment and staff wages; investment in fixed assets;government finance,banking and insurance; price indices; people’s livelihood; general survey of cities; environment protections;agriculture;industry; construction; transportation, postal and telecommunication services;wholesale and retail trade and catering trade; production and consumption of energy;foreign trade and economic cooperation and tourism;education,science and technology, culture;sports,public health and others; enterprises group and enterprises climate indices;ranking of main economic indicators by regions, prefectures and cities in Xinjiang; addenda (ranking of main economic indicators by province, munipality and autonomous region),etc.Each section is equipped with Explanatory Notes of Main Statistical Indicators at the end.

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

Ⅳ. The computation of all the indicators in the Yearbook is equipped with current prices.

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. The data for the total population of Xinjiang is based on the data of sampled survey in population variation and the population by prefectures is based on data from the annual report of the public security.

ⅥI. Description of signs or symbols in the yearbook:

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

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 inadequate proficiency and limited time. Leaders, personnel from all walks of life and colleagues from statistical sector are welcome to make their critical comments and suggestions.