¡¡BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- China launched its first national economic investigation here Sunday hoping to get a clear picture of the nation's economic strengths.

    In Beijing, nearly 50,000 people will work on the investigation, collecting data from all areas of the economy. Spot-checks will bedone to ensure the investigation is complete.

    The economic units under investigation include business units and self-employed businesses in the manufacturing sector and the service industry.

    The investigation will research China's national conditions andeconomic power, said Lin Xianyu, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics.

    Beijing is the first region to begin the investigation. Other provinces and regions will begin work in late August or in September.

    The investigation in Beijing will end before the end of August.Enditem