Translated by Qi Changlong
Original Aritcle: [Chinese]

China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced yesterday, that as of January, the office had begun to use new standards when determining industrial production and fixed-asset investment data.

The indicators are published as part of China's monthly economic report that also includes more closely-watched figures such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and figures related to consumption. The figures for February are expected to be released at a regular press briefing this Friday.

When determining the monthly industrial production figure, the bureau had previously classified "large industrial enterprises" as those that had over 5 million yuan in annual revenue, this threshold has now been lifted to annual core revenue of over 20 million yuan.

The standard used to determine what counts as fixed-asset investment has also been altered, so that investment projects worth more than 5 million yuan will only be accounted for, up from the former cut-off of a mere 500,000 yuan.

The NBS explained that these changes had been made to reflect changes to China's rapidly growing economy, stating that the number of large industrial enterprises and investment projects have nearly doubled over the past few years. The bureau also said that the new measures would give a more accurate picture of China's industrial production and fixed-asset investment.

Source
National Bureau of Statistics: 國家統(tǒng)計局召開通氣會通報工業(yè)和投資統(tǒng)計起點標(biāo)準(zhǔn)調(diào)整 (Chinese)