继１９９８年国务院机构改革方案实施一年后，地方机构改革即将拉开帷幕。统计部门作为政府的一个综合职能部门，担负的职责越来越多，任务十分繁重。那么，统计工作如何适应市场经济的发展需要，转换工作职能，在宏观经济调控中发挥更大作用的问题，我认为是在这次地方机构改 One year after the implementation of the State Department’s institutional reform in 1998, local institutional reform is about to begin. As an integrated functional department of the government, the statistical department has more and more responsibilities, and the task is very heavy. So how do statistical work adapt to the needs of the development of the market economy, change jobs, and play a greater role in macroeconomic regulation and control? I think it is