Announcement of the National Bureau of Statistics of China on Revision of the 2008 GDP Data

National Bureau of Statistics of China 2009-12-25 10:00 Print| Large| Medium| Small

National Bureau of Statistics of China

December 25, 2009

According to the accounting system of China and the results from the Second National Economic Census, the National Bureau of Statistics of China has revised the preliminary estimates of 2008 GDP. The main results are: The total GDP was 31,404.5 billion yuan in 2008, of this total, the value added of the primary industry was 3,370.2 billion yuan, accounting for 10.7 percent of the total GDP; that of the secondary industry was 14,900.3 billion yuan, accounting for 47.5 percent of total GDP; that of the tertiary industry was 13,134.0 billion yuan, accounting for 41.8 percent of total GDP (see appendix).

Appendix: Table of Comparison of Revised 2008 GDP Data and Preliminary Estimates
Industry	Aggregate in Current Price (100 million yuan)		Composition (%)
Industry	Revised	Preliminary	Revised	Preliminary

GDP	314045	300670	100.0	100.0
Primary Industry	33702	34000	10.7	11.3
Secondary Industry	149003	146183	47.5	48.6
Tertiary Industry	131340	120487	41.8	40.1

Announcement of the National Bureau of Statistics of China on Revision of the 2008 GDP Data

Appendix: Table of Comparison of Revised 2008 GDP Data and Preliminary Estimates