Explanatory Notes on Main
Statistical Indicators
Consumer
Price Indices reflect the trend and degree of
changes in prices of consumer goods and services purchased by urban households
during a given period,and is
a composite index derived from the urban consumer price index and the rural
consumer price index. Consumer price index can be used to analyze the impact of
consumer price change on actual expenditure for living cost of urban and rural
residents.
Urban
Consumer Price Indices reflect the trend and degree
of changes in prices of consumer goods and services purchased by urban
households. It can be used to observe and analyze the impact of price changes
in consumer goods and services on money wages of staff and workers, and provide
basis for policymaking concerning the living cost and wages of staff and
workers.
Rural
Consumer Price Indices reflect the trend and degree
of changes in prices of consumer goods and services purchased by rural
households. It can be used to observe the impact of change in retail prices of
consumer goods and service prices in rural areas on living expenditure of rural
households, and to show the changes in the living standard of peasants. It
provides basis for analysis and research on condition of life in rural areas.
Ex-factory
Price Indices of Industrial Products reflect the
trend and degree of changes in general ex-factory prices of all industrial
products during a given period,including
sales of industrial products by an industrial enterprise to all units outside
the enterprise,as well as sales of consumer goods to residents.It can be used to analyze the impact of
ex-factory prices on gross output value and value-added of the industrial
sector.
Indices
of Purchasing Prices of Farm Products reflects the
trend and degree of changes in purchasing prices of farm products purchased by
state-owned, collective-owned,and
individual commercial enterprises,foreign Trades sectors,government agencies,social
organizations and other units of various types of ownership. It is used to
observe the impact of change in purchasing prices of farm products on the cash
income of peasants, and serves as basis for the formulation and supervision of
pricing policies for farm products.
Indices
of Producers’ Prices for Farm Products reflect the
trend and degree of changes in producers’ prices received by farmers when they
sell farm products during a given period. These indices depict the change in
the level and structure of producers’ prices of farm products of the country
and meet the needs of agriculture statistics and national account statistics.
The producers’ price index of a given product is calculated through geometrical
mean of individual indices of all surveyed units who sell such product, and the
indices of a product category is obtained through weighted mean of price
indices of all products in the category. Method for calculating accumulative
quarterly indices is the same as for calculating the distinctive quarterly
indices.
Price Indices of Investment in Fixed Assets reflects the trend and degree of changes in prices of investment in fixed assets. The investment in fixed assets consists of three components, namely the investment in construction and installation, the investment in purchases of equipment and instrument,and the investment in other items. Price index of investment in fixed assets is calculated as the weighted arithmetic mean of the price indices of the three components of investment in fixed assets. Removing the factor of price change in the aggregates of investment at current prices, this indicator shows the changes in the prices of commodities and fees involved in the investment of fixed assets, and can be used to observe the actual size, growth, structure,and efficiency of investment in fixed assets and provides reliable and scientific data for government planning, management, decision making, and further improving the current national accounting system..