A revised Law of Statistics

A NEW REGULATION on the implementation of the revised Law of Statistics was issued to improve the authenticity and reliability of official data. A statement jointly issued by the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of China and the National Bureau of Statistics explained that a previous by-law on statistics law implementation, issued in 1987 in accordance with a 1983 law, had some inconsistencies with the latest revised Law of Statistics, which took effect in 2010. The new regulation, issued last month and made public on Monday, will become effective in August. The statement noted that the new regulation is intended to improve authenticity and reliability of official data so as to better serve the country’s decision making, macro control and economic and social development. The new regulation stipulated measures to improve the efficiency and quality of statistical work and to reduce the burden for the objects in statistical surveys. – Xinhua