【摘要】Inviewofthedramaticdevelopmentofsocialistmarketeconomy,theauthor thinksthatchinashouldrecoverthecompilationofthewhole-salepriceindicatorin ordertoreflecttheprocessofoverallpricechangeandtoanalyzetheformulation mechanismandfluctuationruleofprices.Theauthorsummarizesandanalyzeshis- toricpracticeinchinaandtheoriesandmethodsabroadincompilingwhole-sale priceindicators.Basedonthisthepaperexploresthemethodsofcompilingthe whole-salepriceindicatorinchinaatpresent.