我国加入WTO，经济和社会发展面临新的机遇和挑战。统计作为认识事物发展规律的工具，怎样才能符合WTO规则、怎样才能体现“三个代表”重要思想，是当前面临的最大实际问题。笔者认为：统计工作要与时俱进。统计体制改革要与时俱进。现行统计管理体制（“条条”管业务、“块块 As China joins the WTO, economic and social development are facing new opportunities and challenges. Statistics, as a tool for understanding the law of development of things, can be in line with WTO rules and how to embody the important thinking of the ’Three Represents’ is the biggest practical issue currently facing us. I think: Statistics should keep pace with the times. Statistical system reform should advance with the times. The current statistical management system (“Article” management business, "block