Comments on: China’s Statistics Books are Cooked http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/2009/09/07/chinas-statistics-books-are-cooked/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:43:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Renaud http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/2009/09/07/chinas-statistics-books-are-cooked/comment-page-1/#comment-4989 Renaud Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:02:52 +0000 http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/?p=2127#comment-4989 The data from customs are not exact (because of transshipments, smuggling...) but they give the trends. I guess the quarterly reports of the 3 large 3rd-party QC firms would also be good indicators about the trend in exports. But it's not perfect: they don't always give the details of the results for their consumer products divisions; and their activity tends to go up anyway thanks to the tougher regulatory environment. The data from customs are not exact (because of transshipments, smuggling…) but they give the trends.
I guess the quarterly reports of the 3 large 3rd-party QC firms would also be good indicators about the trend in exports. But it’s not perfect: they don’t always give the details of the results for their consumer products divisions; and their activity tends to go up anyway thanks to the tougher regulatory environment.

]]> By: Nan Gongyuan http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/2009/09/07/chinas-statistics-books-are-cooked/comment-page-1/#comment-4987 Nan Gongyuan Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:42:04 +0000 http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/?p=2127#comment-4987 "Take a little pinch of corruption Add some figures plucked from the skies Double whatever it is by your provincial targets We're cooking juicy statistics, and damned lies..." You gonna love ma chocolate salty balls! (Apologies to Chef) “Take a little pinch of corruption
Add some figures plucked from the skies
Double whatever it is by your provincial targets
We’re cooking juicy statistics, and damned lies…”

You gonna love ma chocolate salty balls!

(Apologies to Chef)

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