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Update on Recent International Cooperation on
National Accounts in China
Shuchang QI
6-10 Nov, 2006
Cooperating Projects
I. Long term cooperation and research with OECD
II. Project on “Improvement of China’s Services Statistics”
cooperated with ADB
III. Project on “Environmental Statistics and Accounting”
cooperated with Statistics Canada
IV. Project on “Green National Accounts in China” cooperated
with Norway
V. Planned Project on “Water Resources Accounts” cooperated
with UN Statistical Division
I. Long term cooperation and research with OECD
Contents: important and difficult issues in national
accounts
Research cooperation: NBS and OECD jointly
organizes annual workshop on national accounts
Time period: The first workshop started from Sep,
1996 in Beijing and this year is the tenth.
Outputs: increase mutual understanding and achieve
good communication with each other
Published “Research of Methodological Issues on
National Accounts”
II. Project on “Improvement of China’s Services
Statistics” cooperated with ADB
Contents: Conducted pilot sample survey in Beijing,
which covers two industries: renting and business services,
and resident services and other services.
Research cooperation: With the help of both
international and domestic experts by following other
countries’ best practice and combing the real situation of
China, explore a scientific survey system and established
corresponding proper accounting method for services
statistics in order to improve the coverage and the accuracy
of the services data.
Progress on pilot sample survey
in last year
（1）Finished the formulation of sample survey plan
and the compilation of data processing program by the end of
last year.
（2）Finished the training for pilot sample survey in Jan
2006.
（3）Finished filling up questionnaire from Feb to Mar
2006.
（4）Finished data processing from Apr to May 2006.
（5）Conducted pilot survey evaluation, added value
calculation and data analysis from Jun to Aug 2006.
（6）Finished the final report for this project in Oct
2006.
III. Project on Environmental Statistics and
Accounting cooperated with Statistics Canada
Contents: Establishing basic framework for China’s green
national accounts; Assessing the current data bases of natural
resources and environmental management and providing
suggestion for improvement; Compiling stock accounts of
minerals, energy accounts and air emission accounts;
Establishing data bases.
Time period: from the third quarter of 2005 to the end of
2012
Main outputs:
（1）Signed “Agreement of Project Implementation” by both
sides, and develop project framework.
（2）Helped with SEPA and other agencies, review the
framework currently used by China and determine the same
and different places with SEEA.
IV. Project on Green National Accounts in
China cooperated with Norway
Contents: Research on conception and methodology of
green national accounts.
Outputs: understand and use for reference of international
experience and practice of research field on green national
accounts, boost the development and implementation of green
national accounts in China, and finish “Report of Experience
and Suggestion on Green National Accounts”.
Held the “International Workshop on Green National
Accounts” in Beijing on 20 Feb, 2006.
V. Planned Project on Water Resources Accounts
Cooperated with UN Statistical Division
NBS, Ministry of Water Resources and UNSD jointly held
workshop on water resources from 30 Nov to 1 Dec 2005.
Contents: introduce SEEA, water resources accounts and
experience from some countries which conduct water resources
estimation; current situation of China’s environment statistics; policy
and management of China’s water resources, and current situation of
China’s water resources statistics and indicators’ system.
MWR and NBS jointly held “workshop on water resources
statistics” on 16 May, 2006.
The objective of water resources accounts was determined by this
workshop, which is to study and establish “Water Resources Accounts
Framework in China” fitted with real situation of China in three years,
and to conduct pilot survey on regional water resources accounts.