Statistická ročenka Hlavního města Prahy

Introduction

This year’s publication does not differ much by its contents from that brought out last year because our effort is to keep the stability of individual chapters and tables so that readers are able to find data they are used to. Modifications made are related especially to acquisition of data from new single-shot statistical surveys. Besides data on the whole capital city you can find here also available data by individual city districts and possibly administrative districts. In the end of the data part of the publication there are time series of development of selected indicators in the Czech Republic in 1993 - 2005.

State statistical surveys are basic data source. Besides data sources of the Czech Statistical Office data from other departments were used, too: especially from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry of finance, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Education or the Institute for Information on Education, Ministry of Health or the Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the CR. Considerable part of data published is kept in regional databases called KROK (data on regions and districts) and MOS (community and municipality statistics). Gradually a Public Database (PDB) has also been filling up; it has been available in the CZSO web pages since the beginning of the year.

A regional yearbook, of course, cannot contain all data collected and processed by the state statistics. More detailed data from individual segments of demographic, economic and social development of Hl. m. Praha administrative districts and also city districts are brought out in specialized publications (bulletin, publications of demographic character, etc). We would like to bring attention of our readers to the fact that now we have been preparing a publication “Development of human resources in Hl. m. Praha in 2000 – 2005” which maps this currently very demanded part of the city life.

Besides the printed form, all publications are available also in an electronic form, for free on www.praha.czso.cz, possibly on a CD-ROM for a purchase. A great deal of information is provided also at regional web pages of the CZSO (www.czso.cz - the CZSO in Regions). Data on Hl. m. Praha and in particular its city parts are in the whole complex available on www.praha.czso.cz. Here you can find not only the most update results of statistical surveys, but also information on activity of the CZSO Regional Administration Hl. m. Praha.

The reason why statistical information is acquired and processed is knowledge, seeking for tendencies in development and, moreover, its utilisation in practice. Long-term practice with the interest of users in information in regional breakdown, which has been markedly increasing recently, makes us believe that the Prague’s statistical yearbook will continue to be a sought-after information source both for the professional and general public. Of course, we will welcome your prospective suggestions and comments regarding the contents of the yearbook; they will be a valuable contribution during preparation of regional publications in 2007.

We express our thanks to all authors and colleagues for the effort and time they devoted to preparation of the contents as well as technical part of this publication.