Ⅰ.Sichuan Statistical Yearbook 2008 is an annual statistics publication to reflect various aspects of Sichuan’s economic and social development, which covers very comprehensive data series in 2007 and some selected data series in historically important years and the most recent years at provincial level, local levels of prefecture and level of county.
Ⅱ. Sichuan Statistical Yearbook 2008 contains the following 23 parts, l. Division of Administrative Areas and Natural Resources, 2. General Survey, 3. National Accounts, 4. Population, 5. Employment and Wage, 6. Investment in Fixed Assets, 7. Energy, 8. Local Government Finance and Price, 9.People’s Livelihood and Social Welfare, 10.City, 11.Survey of Minority Nationality Autonomous Areas, 12. Survey of Municipality and County, 13. Agriculture, 14. Industry, 15. Construction, 16. Transportation, Post and Telecommunications Services, 17. Domestic Trade, 18. Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and International Tourism, 19. Banking and Insurance, 20. Education, Science, Technology and Patents, 21. Culture, Sports and Public Health, 22. Other Social Activities, 23.Enterprise Survey. Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators is attached to the end of each chapter to help the readers to understand and use the statistical data in this book.
Ⅲ. The statistics data published in the past is re-verified in this book. Any discrepancy between the data of this book, it prevails.
IV. The units of measurement used in this book are international standard measurement units.
V. Notations used in this book:
"…" indicates that the figure is not large enough to be measured with the smallest unit in the table,
"(blank)"indicates that the data not available,
"#" indicates the major items of the total.