50077910https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=25F26EEFEDCD0404&s=D789D82C960932DBWhat aspects were covered in the financial statement of Taipei Municipal Government?The Annual General Financial Statement of Taipei Municipal Government (TMG) and the Annual Subordinate Agency Financial Statement and consolidated tables for TMG are posted on the website of the Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics as following address: <a href="/News.aspx?n=5434D704140BE5FD&sms=288E8AFABE7F83CA" title="Budgets">https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News.aspx?n=5434D704140BE5FD&sms=288E8AFABE7F83CA</a>  [][][][]Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government50077840https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=25F26EEFEDCD0404&s=84F5F80650B20597What are the comparison benchmarks for domestic and international cities established by the Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DBAS)? How to get them?In order to improve the competitiveness of Taipei City, the DBAS respectively establish statistic benchmarks in categories as the indicators of judgement and comparison for domestic and international cities. Annually publish the reports with table and charts, which are posted on the website of DBAS as following addresses:1.Selected Indicators of Taipei City and Other Domestic Cities<a href="/News.aspx?n=805EA272366CF623&sms=603F450B4B4A1FE4" title="Budgets">https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News.aspx?n=805EA272366CF623&sms=603F450B4B4A1FE4</a>2.Selected Indicators of Taipei City and World's Major Cities<a href="/News.aspx?n=DDAB61AC9930FA7B&sms=6F6EDBC0E2A72AB9" title="Budgets">https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News.aspx?n=DDAB61AC9930FA7B&sms=6F6EDBC0E2A72AB9</a>[][][][]Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government50077850https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=25F26EEFEDCD0404&s=E7138E2D664A7FCFHow is the survey of family income and expenditure conducted? What is the sampling method?<ol> <li>Survey method--the associated personnel visit the sampled households with questionnaires. The data will be collected and entered into the questionnaire matrix. In case of errors, omissions or conflicting data, the procedure is repeated.</li> <li>Sampling method--the stratified, 2-stage random sampling method is used. The districts are the sub-populations. The villages are the first sampling units and households within villages are the second sampling units.</li> </ol> [][][][]Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government50077860https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=25F26EEFEDCD0404&s=9228B18D274C69D0Why is the survey of family income and expenditure conducted?The purpose is to record the family income and expenditure situations for the reference of the government's policy-making, research on related issues, estimate of civil consumption expenditure, and preparation for the weights of compiling Consumer Price Index.[][][][]Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government50077870https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=25F26EEFEDCD0404&s=540D48DC9A72653FHow are the prices collected and reviewed for calculating Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Taipei?The data collectors visit or call hundreds of retail stores, service establishments, and rental units to obtain price information on thousands of items for calculation the CPI on the 2nd, 5th and 8th of every ten days each month in Taipei. The data are also transmitted to the Statistics Department of Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan by the associated system for compiling the national CPI.[][][][]Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government50077880https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=25F26EEFEDCD0404&s=C07589112124C573What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?The CPI, a Laspeyres index, measures the changes of prices in consumption products (including goods and services) generally purchased by households.[][][][]Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government50077890https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=25F26EEFEDCD0404&s=7F19FA60567E4ABCWhat are the statistical publications of the Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DBAS)? How to get them?The DBAS reviews and analyzes the statistical reports from all agencies of Taipei City Government (TCG) in detail. Afterwards, the following statistical publications are compiled:<ol><li>"Short Report on Important Statistics of Taipei City"--It is published on the DBAS website at the end of every month.</li><li>"Price Statistics Monthly, Taipei City"--It is published on the DBAS website on the 20th of every month.</li><li>"Report on the Survey of Family Income and Expenditure Survey in Taipei City"--It is published on the DBAS website in October of every year.</li><li>"Taipei City Statistical Yearbook"--It is yearly published on the DBAS website at the end of April.</li><li>"Taipei City Elderly Statistics and Figures"--It is yearly published on the DBAS website at the end of July.</li><li>"Taipei City Statistics and Figures on Fewer Children Trend"--It is yearly published on the DBAS website at the end of July.</li><li>"Taipei City Gender Statistics and Figures"--It is yearly published on the DBAS website at the end of August.</li></ol>[][][][]Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government50077900https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=25F26EEFEDCD0404&s=9B1B852A4A685B23How to get the budget tables of Taipei Municipal Government?The budget tables of Taipei Municipal Government approved by Taipei City Council are posted on this website as following address: <a href="https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News.aspx?n=5434D704140BE5FD&sms=288E8AFABE7F83CA" title="Budgets">https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News.aspx?n=5434D704140BE5FD&sms=288E8AFABE7F83CA</a>[][][][]Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government93183240https://dbaseng.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=25F26EEFEDCD0404&s=EC815A7EE11AA3BEIs Taipei City currently conducting the “Family Income and Expenditure Accounting Survey by Record-Keeping”? What is the survey period, target group, purpose, and content? How can the survey results be obtained?<ol><li>Family Income and Expenditure Accounting Survey by Record-Keeping conducted by Taipei City: The survey is conducted monthly and involves long-term follow-up.</li><li>The survey targets general households residing in the 12 administrative districts of Taipei City, who are registered with the Republic of China nationality, have an independent household registration, and share a common economic life.</li><li>The main purpose of the survey is to collect basic data on household expenditures across different districts and social strata of the city. It aims to understand the living conditions and expenditure situations of citizens, in order to improve citizens' lives, formulate social policies, and implement social welfare measures. The data is also used to adjust the Taipei City Consumer Price Index by providing necessary values for price-checking items and their weight structure. All individual data collected in the survey is kept strictly confidential and is used only for overall statistical analysis; it will not be used for any other purposes. Respondents are encouraged to cooperate and provide accurate and detailed information.</li><li>The survey covers household population composition, household equipment and housing conditions, non-consumption expenditures, and consumption expenditures.</li><li>The survey uses multiple methods, including online reporting and survey forms left for completion.</li><li>The Household Income and Expenditure Accounting Survey report ceased publication in 2020. The survey data is now used only for internal reference.</li></ol>[][][][]Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taipei City Government