Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators

Total Imports and Exports at Customs refer to the value of commodities imported into and exported from the boundary of China. That commodities which are listed into the customs statistic either include: imported and exported goods of corporations or other Organizations in China by ordinary trade, commodity exchanged trade, processing trade, compensated trade, proxy sale trade, and so on; imported and exported goods from bonded districts and warehouses; leasing imported and exported commodities whose leasing period is one year and above; frontier petty trading commodities; contributions or supplies donated by International; spilled and unloaded goods; temporary approved imported and exported goods of corporations without imported and exported running right. The indicator of the total imports and exports at customs can be used to observe the total size of external trade in a country. In accordance with the stipulation of the Chinese government, imports are calculated at CIF, while exports are calculated at FOB.

Utilization of Foreign Capital refers to remittance, equipment and technology financed from abroad, by loans, foreign direct investment and other forms undertaken by the Chins governments at all levels, by various departments, enterprises and other economic units.

Foreign Loans refer to funds borrowed from abroad through formal signing of borrowing agreements with foreign institutions, including loans of foreign governments, loans of international financial institutions, commercial loans of foreign banks, export credit, and funds raised by Chinese bonds (and shares before 1996) issued abroad.

Foreign Direct Investment refers to the investments inside China by foreign enterprises and economic organizations or individuals (including overseas Chinese, compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao, and Chinese enterprises registered abroad), following the relevant policies and laws of China, for the establishment of ventures exclusively with foreign own investment, Sino-foreign joint ventures and cooperative enterprises or for co-operative exploration of resources with enterprises or economic organizations in China. It includes the re-investment of the foreign entrepreneurs with the profits gained from the investment and the funds that enterprises borrow from abroad in the total investment of projects which are approved by the relevant department of the government.

Other Foreign Investment refers to all forms of utilization of foreign capitals other than foreign borrowings and foreign direct investment. It includes the total value of stock shares in foreign currencies issued by enterprises at domestic or foreign stock exchanges (now mainly consisting of K shares issued at Hong Kong Security Market and B shares issued at domestic security markets), rent payable for the imported equipment through international leasing arrangement, cost of imported equipment, technology and materials provided by foreign counterparts in compensation trade and processing and assembly trade.

Contracted Projects with Foreign Countries refer to projects’ administrations, including exploration, designing, construction, supervision, procurement of material, installment and adjustment, projects’ consultation and management, which are undertaken abroad and in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan by corporations or other Economic organizations in China according to international traditional.

Service Co-operation with Foreign Countries refers to the activities of providing labor services and management to employers abroad by recruiting, selecting and dispatching Chinese citizens according to the contracts which are signed between corporations in China and foreign companies, mediate agencies or personal employers allowed recruiting and employing outlanders.

Overseas Design and Consultation Service refers to the economic activities, including geographic and topographic mapping, geological resource prospecting and survey, planning of construction areas, consultation of engineering designing, manufacturing techniques, technologic information and engineering techniques, as well as feasibility study research, evaluation and supervision, which are undertaken abroad and in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan by corporations or other Economic organizations in China.

International Tourists refer to foreigners, overseas Chinese, Chinese compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan coming to China for sight-seeing, visits, tours, family reunions, vacations, study tours, conferences and other activities of a business, scientific and technological, cultural, educational and religious nature. It does not include representatives and employees of resident institutions of foreign countries in China such as embassies, consulates, news agencies and offices of foreign companies and organizations, nor does it include long-term foreign experts or students residing in China, or persons in transition without spending a night in China.

Domestic Tourists refer to residents of the mainland of China who stay for one night at least but no more than 12 months at tourist facilities in other places than their permanent residence within the territory of the mainland China, including foreigners, overseas Chinese and Chinese compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who have resided in China for over one year.

Foreign Exchange Earnings from International Tourism refer to the total expenditures cost in the process of foreigners’ tourism in the mainland of China, including traffic, visit, accommodation, table, shopping and amusement expenditures.

International Travel Agencies refer to travel agencies engaged in the promotion, solicitation, organization and reception of tours to the mainland of china by foreigners, overseas Chinese, Chinese compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Domestic Travel Agencies refer to travel agencies engaged tin the promotion, solicitation, organization and reception of domestic tourists, and in the reception of foreigners, overseas Chinese, Chinese compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan organized by international travel agencies or other departments concerned, without their own promotion and solicitation programs.

Star-Hotels refer to hotels whose facilities, installments and services are consistent with Stars Distinction and Estimate of Hotels (standards of PRC) and have passed the estimate of travel management department and gained the title.

Domestic Capital refers to capital inpoured by the way of sole investment, joint venture and cooperative operation from the corporations, social unions and other investors within China boundaries but outside Chongqing municipality (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan) who consider engaging economic and social activities as their main destination in Chongqing, and follow the market system on behalf of equality. It excludes the subscription for no payment of central and local governments.