Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators

 

Gross Output Value of Construction

refers to total of construction products and services, expressed in money terms, produced or rendered by construction and installation enterprises during a given period of time. It includes:

1. Output value of construction projects, which is the value of projects covered by the project budgets;

2. Output value of installation projects, which is the value of the installation of equipment, excluding the value of the equipment to be installed;

3. Output value of others, which is the output value of construction industry excluding that of construction projects and installation projects. It includes: output value of repair of buildings and structures; output value of non-standard equipment manufacturing; overhead expenses received by contracted enterprises to the sub-contracted enterprises and the completed output value of construction activities that have no clear definition.

Output value of sub-contracted construction enterprises refers to the total labour income of installation projects earned by sub-contracted enterprises after signed sub-contracted labour contracts with general of specialized contractors.

 

Floor Space of Buildings Under Construction

refers to floor space of buildings under construction during the reference period, including newly started buildings, buildings started earlier and continued during the reference period, and buildings suspended earlier but restarted during the reference period, buildings completed during the reference period, and buildings under construction and then suspended during the reference period.

 

Floor Space of Buildings Completed

refers to the total floor space of buildings that are completed in the reference period in accordance with the requirements of the design, up to the standard for putting them into use, have been checked and accepted by concerned departments as qualified ones or reached the completed qualification standard, and can be transferred to use formally.

 

Total Number of Construction Machinery and Equipment Owned by the End of Year

refers to the number of machines and equipment used in construction directly, which are owned by the enterprises (units) by the end of the year, excluding machinery and equipment for auxiliary production, transportation and production testing.

 

Total Power of Construction Machinery and Equipment Owned by the End of Year

refers to the total power of machinery and equipment used in construction directly, which are owned by the enterprises (units) by the end of the year. The power of the machinery is calculated on basis of the designed or verified capacity, covering the power of the machinery/ equipment and the separate power equipment serving the machinery / equipment (such as electric motors), but excluding that of machinery and equipment for auxiliary production, transportation and production testing. The unit used for the calculation of power is kilowatt, with horsepower converted to kilowatt by 1 horsepower = 0.735 kilowatt. Welders, transformers and boilers are not calculated.