MONTHLY BULLETIN OF STATISTICS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CH

Introductory Notes

1. The Monthly Statistics is designed to give a comprehensive feature of the present social and economic conditions in Taiwan Area, Republic of China, and to provide the latest figures which incorporate all the important statistical series published in the country.

2. The data appearing in this issue referred to Taiwan Area (include Taiwan Province, Taipei Municipality and Kaohsiung Municipality), unless otherwise noted under each table.

3. The data appearing in this issue are obtained from statistical units of government agencies.

4. Figures given in this volume which do not agree with the corresponding figures in the previous volume are due to authorized corrections made in the meantime.

5. Figures may not add up to the total because of rounding.

6. The metric system of weights and measures is used unless otherwise stated.

7. Month on covering page has been changed to publishing time from time of data produced since the edition of August 1995 in compliance with international publications.

8. The following symbols are used :
p: preliminary figures f: forecaster figures ...: not available
e: estimated figures 0: less than the unit value
r: revised figures -: none