1. National economic accounting is an effective tool to reflect the operating conditions of the national economy

The national economy is an extremely complex operating system, with complex economic relationships between different departments and links. It is not easy to contact, accurately understand and grasp this system. It requires the use of an effective tool, and national economic accounting is such a tool. It organically organizes the basic indicators describing all aspects of the national economy through a series of scientific accounting principles and methods, draws a concise picture of the complex national economic operation process, and greatly improves people's ability to understand and grasp the economic operation. .

2. National economic accounting is an important basis for macroeconomic management

Macroeconomic management under the conditions of the socialist market economy is mainly guided by plans, plans and a series of macroeconomic policies. and coordinate the sustained, healthy, stable and rapid development of the national economy. The systematic and detailed data provided by the national economic accounts on the operation of the entire national economy are an important basis for formulating these plans, plans and policies. Without the basic data provided by the national economic accounts on production, income distribution, consumption, investment, foreign economic transactions, medium and long-term plans and annual plans, fiscal policy, financial policy, industrial policy, income distribution policy, foreign economic policy, etc. The formulation of a series of economic policies is unimaginable.

3. National economic accounting is a scientific method for formulating and testing national economic plans

National economic planning and planning involve a series of macroeconomic indicators, and the economic phenomena represented by these indicators are mutually exclusive. They are not isolated, but have intrinsic economic connections. In order to comply with the objective laws of economic development, the determination of the number of plans and planning indicators must also satisfy this internal relationship. National economic accounting systematically reflects the intrinsic relationship between relevant indicators and is therefore a scientific method for formulating and testing national economic plans.

4. National economic accounting is an important basis for micro-decision-making

Under the conditions of the socialist market economy, enterprises and residents need to make production, consumption and investment decisions, and national economic accounting is also One of their important decision-making basis. Whether the national economic accounting department can provide accurate and rich national economic accounting information directly affects their decision-making and the scientific nature of the decision-making.

5. National economic accounting affects my country’s economic and political interests

National economic accounting data determines, to a certain extent, my country’s international obligations and preferential treatment it enjoys. The role our country can play in the international community. For example, the United Nations determines a country's membership dues based on six consecutive years of gross national product and per capita gross national product; the World Bank determines the hard loans, soft loans and other preferential treatment a country can enjoy based on per capita gross national product; The International Monetary Fund determines a country's share of the fund based on factors such as gross national product, gold and foreign exchange reserves, import and export volume, and the proportion of exports to gross national product, and then determines the voting rights and allocation special mention in the fund. The share of loan rights and the share of borrowings from the fund.

6. National economic accounting affects the reputation of the party and the government

The data on the operating status of the national economy provided by national economic accounting is not only an important basis for formulating new macroeconomic policies, but also A means to test the scientific validity of past macroeconomic policies. Our party is the ruling party, and the national economic accounting work we are engaged in is an integral part of the government's work. If our national economic accounting is not done well, if the national economic accounting data we provide is inaccurate, there are false reports and exaggerations, etc. factors, if things go on like this, it is possible to lose trust with the people, which will not only affect the reputation of our country's national economic accounting department, not only the reputation of our country's statistics department, but also the reputation of the government.

7. National economic accounting is the basic framework of economic statistics

Different types of economic statistics must be established under a unified basic framework so that they can show consistency with each other. play an overall functional role. National economic accounting is such a basic framework. It puts forward unified requirements for the basic concepts, basic classifications and indicator settings of various types of economic statistics, so that these economic statistics can achieve mutual understanding while meeting the requirements of national economic accounting. The mutual connection makes the entire economic statistics form a unified whole and enhances its application function.

8. National economic accounting is an important means of coordinating economic statistics

If you look at each type of economic statistics in isolation, it is difficult to find its own problems and its relationship with about other types of economic statistics. When we put various types of economic statistical data under the unified basic framework of national economic accounting, it is easy to find and solve problems and realize the connection between different types of economic statistical data.

We must fully realize the importance of the national economic accounting work we are engaged in, enhance our sense of professionalism and honor, and enhance our sense of responsibility and mission.

[1] This article is part of Comrade Xu Xianchun’s speech at the 2001 National Economic Accounts Work Conference.

(This article was published in "China Statistics" Issue 12, 2001)