The latest edition in the China Statistics Series, China Rural Statistics 1988 offers essential basic information on China's rural economic and social development and the outcome of rural reform. There are eleven sections: Rural Basic Statistics; Total Output Value of Rural Society; Output of Major Farm Crops, Livestock, and Township and Village Enterprises' Industrial Products; Rural Commerce; Rural Economic Efficiency; Rural Financial Statistics; Income and Living Expenditure of Rural Households; Rural Production Conditions; Rural Culture, Education, Health Care, and Social Welfare; The Ranking of Regions by Selected Indicators; and Selected Indicators at County Level. Compared with the China Rural Statistics for the previous years (Chinese edition), the data in this volume has increased substantially, and the presentation has been improved. The regional and county level data in the last two sections are provided for the first time.

China Rural Statistics 1988 is a revised and improved English language edition of the official China Statistical Abstract compiled by the State Statistical Bureau of the People's Republic of China (SSB). The Enlish Language Editorial Board was responsible for the translation and annotation of this volume. The English Language Editorial Board is composed of representatives of the China Statistical Information and Consultancy Service Center, an affiliate of the SSB, and the China Statistics Archives, a research center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This is the fourth volume in a series of statistical annuals. The volumes so far published are China Statistics Abstract 1988, China Social Statistics 1988, and China Trade and Prices Statistics 1988. Other volumes will include the China Urban Yearbook 1988, and China Industrial Yearbook 1988.