China's Data Sources

China Statistical Yearbooks

The China Statistical Yearbooks are the single most important data source for the China sub-regional model because it is where the majority of the data came from. The first version of the China sub-regional model used only the 2006 China Statistical Yearbook, whose data was only available on a disc at the time.These statistical yearbooks are published annually and can be now be accessed through the National Bureau of Statistics China website here: http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/Statisticaldata/AnnualData/

The chapter and table numbers change from year to year, but the chapter and table names remain the same. Within the metadata the table number recorded as the source locations is the series location within the 2016 China Statistical Yearbook. 

There are some notable problems with some of the data from this source that has caused legitimate concerns about the overall quality of data, despite it being an official national data source. For instance, the GDP data in 2005 yuan appears to have been improperly sorted and some regions have the incorrect data. This particular issue was reported to the National Bureau of Statistics, but there has been no response. This data should be used with care and future updates may require more detailed vetting than typical data updates. 

Below are all of the preprocessor series that were sourced from the China Statistical Yearbooks: