The Chinese statistical authorities have recently revised the Chinese GDP level and real growth rate for the period 1993-2004 following China's first national economic census for 2004. However, their methodology used in the revision is opaque. Using a trend-deviation interpolation approach, this...

The Chinese statistical authorities recently revised the Chinese GDP level and real growth rate for the period 1993-2004 following China's first national economic census for 2004. However, the methodology used in their revision is opaque. Using a trend- deviation interpolation approach, this...