统计是社会经济运行情况的“晴雨表”、“监测仪”。统计 部门担负着信息、咨询、监督职能,要随时向党政领导和社会 各界反映社会经济运行情况。履行统计职能,撰定提供统计信 息、分析研究报告、调查报告和统计新闻报道等都是统计人员 经常做的基本工作,而这些都与写作有密切的关系。应该说,这 些年广大统计人员在利用统计数据分析研究社会经济问题的实 践中,与作水平有了很大提高,产生了较好的社会效果,但如 Statistics are the “barometer” and “monitor” of the social economic operation. The statistical department shoulders the functions of information, consultation and supervision and should always reflect the operation of the society and economy to the party and government leaders and all sectors of society. Performing statistical functions, drafting statistical information, analyzing research reports, investigating reports and collecting news reports are all the basic tasks that statisticians often do, and these are closely related to writing. It should be said that during the practice of using statistical data to analyze and study social and economic issues, the vast numbers of statisticians in these years have greatly improved their performance and have had good social effects. However,