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 (US$542 billion), 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 rate unchanged 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.
(Xinhua News Agency May 24, 2006)
