diff --git a/pgpool2_exporter.go b/pgpool2_exporter.go
index eb757a9..713a378 100755
--- a/pgpool2_exporter.go
+++ b/pgpool2_exporter.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ var (
 			"port":                      {LABEL, "Backend port"},
 			"role":                      {LABEL, "Role (primary or standby)"},
 			"status":                    {GAUGE, "Backend node Status (1 for up or waiting, 0 for down or unused)"},
-			"select_cnt":                {GAUGE, "SELECT statement counts issued to each backend"},
+			"select_cnt":                {COUNTER, "SELECT statement counts issued to each backend"},
 			"replication_delay":         {GAUGE, "Replication delay"},
 		},
 		"pool_backend_stats": {
@@ -179,15 +179,15 @@ var (
 			"port":                      {LABEL, "Backend port"},
 			"role":                      {LABEL, "Role (primary or standby)"},
 			"status":                    {GAUGE, "Backend node Status (1 for up or waiting, 0 for down or unused)"},
-			"select_cnt":                {GAUGE, "SELECT statement counts issued to each backend"},
-			"insert_cnt":                {GAUGE, "INSERT statement counts issued to each backend"},
-			"update_cnt":                {GAUGE, "UPDATE statement counts issued to each backend"},
-			"delete_cnt":                {GAUGE, "DELETE statement counts issued to each backend"},
-			"ddl_cnt":                   {GAUGE, "DDL statement counts issued to each backend"},
-			"other_cnt":                 {GAUGE, "other statement counts issued to each backend"},
-			"panic_cnt":                 {GAUGE, "Panic message counts returned from backend"},
-			"fatal_cnt":                 {GAUGE, "Fatal message counts returned from backend)"},
-			"error_cnt":                 {GAUGE, "Error message counts returned from backend"},
+			"select_cnt":                {COUNTER, "SELECT statement counts issued to each backend"},
+			"insert_cnt":                {COUNTER, "INSERT statement counts issued to each backend"},
+			"update_cnt":                {COUNTER, "UPDATE statement counts issued to each backend"},
+			"delete_cnt":                {COUNTER, "DELETE statement counts issued to each backend"},
+			"ddl_cnt":                   {COUNTER, "DDL statement counts issued to each backend"},
+			"other_cnt":                 {COUNTER, "other statement counts issued to each backend"},
+			"panic_cnt":                 {COUNTER, "Panic message counts returned from backend"},
+			"fatal_cnt":                 {COUNTER, "Fatal message counts returned from backend)"},
+			"error_cnt":                 {COUNTER, "Error message counts returned from backend"},
 		},
 		"pool_health_check_stats": {
 			"hostname":                  {LABEL, "Backend hostname"},