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:

Variables
AgProdCereals	EnReserCoal	GovCon%GDP	Illiteracy%	LandCrop	PopulationUrban	VaddInd%
AgProdFruitsExclMelons	EnProdCoal	GovtCurRev%GDP	ImportsMerchandise	LandCrop%	PopulationYouthDep%	VaddMan%
AgProdGrain	EnProdElec	GovtEdPub%GDP	Labor	LandForest	R&D%GDPWDI	VaddSer%
AgProdMeat	EnProdOil	GovtHl%GDP	LaborEmploy%	LandGrazing	R&DGovt%GNP	XFDIInflows%GDP
EDPriPTR	ExportMerchandise	HouseCon%GDP	LaborSecInd%Tot	LandIrrigated	TaxCorp%Tot
EdPriTransition2Sec%Total	GDP2005	Households	LaborSecSer%Tot	LandIrAreaEquipFAO	TaxGoodSer%CurRev
EnConElec	GovtCalcExpendTot%GDP	ICTTelephoneLinesPer1000	LandAgri	LiteracyAdultTotal%	VaddAg%

China Data Center

The China Data Center Database is published by the University of Michigan and has historical data from 1949 through 2003. This database was received through a library grant. The China Data Center produces other data that have more recent data, but we do not have access to these products at this time. The longer historical series is interesting for historical data analysis, but it is too old for model initialization. Because the sub-regional model's purpose is forecasting, much of this database was ommitted from the model. However, this data was used in cases where there was not another source available or when the historical data blended well with more recent data.