GDP growth higher than statistics
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-05-24 09:29
The Chinese economy grew 10.3 percent in the first quarter of this year, a
tenth of a percentage point higher than earlier reported by the National Bureau
of Statistics (NBS).
A circular released by the NBS on Tuesday said that
China's gross domestic product (GDP) in the first three months of 2006 reached
4.339 trillion yuan (542 billion US dollars), 7.7 billion yuan more than data
released last month showed.
The preliminary check was made according to
GDP accounting and releasing process of the NBS, said the circular.
Of
the total, primary industries scored 324.2 billion yuan in value added, 4.2
billion yuan more than the earlier data with year-on-year growth dropping by 0.1
percentage point to 4.5 percent.
Secondary industries reaped 2.1614
trillion yuan, 0.1 billion yuan less previously reported with the growth
unchanced at 12.5 percent; while tertiary industries reported 1.8534
trillion yuan in value added, 3.6 billion yuan more than earlier data revealed
with the growth rate increasing by 0.2 percentage points to 8.9
percent.
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