统计作为经济运行机制的“体温表”,如何面对急速变革的时代?出路只有一条,那就是加快改革步伐,加大改革力度。一、统计报表制度改革必须面向市场,脱离单一计划经济轨道,这是经济运行机制巨变所决定的。应该承认,统计报表制度确实也进行了一些改革。但是,因为片面强调了与计划经济时期的指标可比性和怕乱思想,这种改革只是简单的修修补补,仍然局限在计划经济机制中。而实际上,经济已向计划经济和市场调节相结合的双轨制运行。随着经济改革的进一步深入,市场由卖方市场向买方市场演变,计划管理的商品已屈指可数。即便是计划管理的商品也并不是单一控制,也向市场网开一面,放开了计划外的部分。经济运 Statistics as a mechanism for economic operation of the “thermometer”, how to deal with the rapid changes of the times? There is only one way out, that is, to speed up the pace of reform, increase the intensity of reform. First, the reform of the statistical reporting system must be market-oriented and free from the single planned economy, which is determined by the drastic changes in the economic operation mechanism. It should be admitted that the statistical reporting system has indeed undergone some reforms. However, with one-sided emphasis on the comparability with the indicators in the planned economy and the fear of chaos, the reform is only a simple tinkering and is still limited to the planned economic mechanism. In fact, the economy has operated on a dual-track system that combines planned economy with market regulation. With the deepening of economic reform, the market evolves from the seller’s market to the buyer’s market, and a few are planned to be managed. Even the planned commodities are not controlled by one single unit, but also open up the market and open up the unplanned part. Economic operation