进入二十一世纪以来，可持续发展战略已成为不少地方新的发展战略。与此相对应，我国统计发展的重点应该是什么呢？权贤佐同志在２００２年１月２２日出版的《中国信息报》上撰文指出，可持续发展和环境、资源的统计与核算工作应该成为２１世纪我国统计发展的重点领域。他说， Since entering the 21st century, the strategy of sustainable development has become a new development strategy in many places. Correspondingly, what should be the focus of statistical development in our country? In his article “China Information News” published on January 22, 2002, Comrade Quan Xianzuo pointed out that the work of statistics and accounting for sustainable development and the environment and resources should become the key areas for statistical development in our country in the 21st century. He said,