编者按:我国加入WTO后,加快了与国际接轨的步伐,统计工作亦如此。GDDS是国际货币基金组织在各成员国推广使用的数据公布通用系统。新年伊始,经国务院批准,我国决定加入GDDS,这是适应经济全球化、金融市场一体化、进一步扩大对外开放的重要举措。加入GDDS,对完善我国统计制度,提高宏观经济的透明度和决策水平也具有重要意义。本文对此做了简明扼要的介绍。 Editor’s note: After China’s accession to the WTO, it has accelerated its pace of keeping pace with international standards and so has its statistics work. GDDS is a universal data publication system promoted by the IMF in various member countries. At the beginning of the new year, with the approval of the State Council, China’s decision to join the GDDS is an important measure to adapt itself to economic globalization and financial market integration and to further expand its opening up to the outside world. Joining the GDDS is also of great significance for improving China’s statistical system and enhancing the transparency and decision-making level of the macroeconomy. This article made a concise introduction.