Editor’s Explanatory Notes


.Fujian Statistical Yearbook-2009 (in both Chinese and English) is an annual statistic publication of comprehensive information with highly density. The yearbook covers very comprehensive data in 2008 and some selected data series in important years and the data since 1949 of provincial and regional levels and in different departments , reflects various aspects of Fujian social and economic development.

.The yearbook comprises twenty-two sections such as: 1.General Survey2.National Economy Accounting3. Population,Employment and Wages4.Investment in Fixed Assets5. Energy6. People's Living Conditions7.Price Indices8.General Survey of Cities9.Finance10.Agriculture11.Industry 12.Construction13. Transportation, Postal and Telecommunication Services14.Wholesale,Retail Trades, Hotels and Catering Services15 Foreign Trade and International Tourism16.Science and Education17.Culture,Publishing,Sports,and Public Health18. Environment Protection and Others19. Enterprise Groups and Enterprise Climate Index20.Main Economic Indicators of City Prefecture and County21. General Situation of Enterprises22.The Main Economy and Social Indicators of the region in the West Side of the Straits Economic Area etc. Each section is equipped with Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators at the end.

Ⅲ.Compared with the Fujian Statistical Yearbook 2008,some changes are made in contents and in editing mode, including the following:

1) The chapter in this yearbook have been adjusted.There are three chapters were increased such as chapter of General Survey of Cities, Enterprise Groups and Enterprise Climate Index and The main Economy and Social indicators of the Region In the West Side of the Straits Economic Area etc. two chapters such as chapter Science and Technology and chapter Education, Culture and Publishing and chapter Sports, Public Health and Others  have split to three chapters such as chapter Science and Education, chapter Culture,Publishing,Sports,and Public Health and chapter Environment Protection and Others.

2) One or more table was increased to reflect the General survey in chapter. Table in chapter General survey were substantial adjustment to China Statistical Yearbook-2008.Data on divisions of People's Livelihood concluded in the chapter of Population,Employment and Wages.

3) In order to reflect economic and social development since The New China was founded 60 years and the Reform and Opening of Fujian 30 years and the building of the West Side of the Straits Economic Area, in the chapter of General Survey, there are new tables of calculation and compare data on 1978 & 2008.

Ⅳ.The data of Jinmen county are not included in this yearbook except for some additional notes on it.

Ⅴ.Data source, calculation scope for important statistical data in this yearbook are noted in each part.

Ⅵ.The units of measurement used in this yearbook are internationally standard measurement units.

Ⅶ.Statistical discrepancies due to rounding are not adjusted in this yearbook.

Ⅷ.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.

Ⅸ.Chapter Industrial enterprises above designated size in this yearbook refer to all corporative industrial enterprises with an annual major business income ( or product sale income) of over 5 million yuanchapter Enterprises above designated size in wholesale, retail sale, hotels and catering services refer to the wholesale enterprises (including foreign trade enterprises) with annual sales of over 20 million yuan, the retail enterprises with annual sales of over 5 million yuan, star-ranking hotels and the catering enterprises with annual turnover of over 2 million yuan respectively.

Ⅹ.The indicator of GDP, gross output value of farming, forest, animal husbandry and fishery and industry in this yearbook is calculated according to prices of current year. Growth rate and indices of production value is calculated according to comparable prices.

Ⅺ.Growth rates and indices in this yearbook are calculated by“level approach”.

Ⅻ.In the course of compilation, the yearbook has received great support from many units and comrades in and out of Fujian Province , 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.