China’s Input-Output Survey
and Its Tabulation Method
QI Shuchang
Dept. of National Accounts, NBS
Content
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China’s Input-Output Survey
Information beyond Input-Output Survey
Compilation Methodology of China’s IOT
Major Issues Encountered in Adopting
Compilation Method Suggested by SNA
Brief Review on the National
Monetary Input-Output Tables
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1981 Monetary Input-Output Tables
1987 Monetary Input-Output Tables
Benchmark Tables
Annual Tables
1981 Monetary Input-Output Tables
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Pilot Tables
MPS (Tables of Material Product Sectors)
26 Product Sectors
Organized by SDRC & NBS
1987 Monetary Input-Output Tables
 Compiled Formally and Published
 SNA
 Concepts and Definitions of Indices with Clear
Characteristics of MPS
Benchmark Tables
 Since 1987, IO surveys have been conducted and
the benchmark tables have been compiled in the
year ending with 2 or 7, with the provinces
compiling the benchmark tables simultaneously
 Benchmark Tables: 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002,
2007.
Annual Tables
 Since 1990, NBS has compiled the annual
tables in the year ending with 0 or 5, with part
of the provinces compiling the annual tables
simultaneously.
 Annual Tables: 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005
I . China’s Input-Output Survey
In the year (ending with 2 or 7) when the
benchmark tables are compiled, NBS conducts
the special input-output survey, in order to get
the gross input composition of various inputoutput sectors and the investment composition
of fixed assets.
I . China’s Input-Output Survey
 The Questionnaires: Census questionnaires,
focused questionnaires, and typical
questionnaires.
 The Survey Mode：Integration of departments
and regions.
II. Information beyond InputOutput Survey
Regular statistical information, administrative records,
statement of final accounts and financial final accounts of
departments concerned, etc.
For example, gross industrial output value by industry and
commodity sector, costs and expenses of industrial
enterprises, consumption expenditure of urban and rural
households; commodity imports and exports from the
Customs; BOP; financial final accounts.
1. Gross Industrial Output Value
 For the large-sized and medium-sized
enterprises above the designated size, the gross
industrial output value is calculated by
commodity sector.
 The gross output value of commodity sector is
divided according to the nature of each
commodity produced.
1. Gross Industrial Output Value
 Based on the above-mentioned information, output
table of large-sized and medium-sized industrial
enterprises can be compiled.
 (There are 524 small categories by industrial
industry.)
2. Costs and Expenses of Industrial
Enterprises
From 2007, NBS has set up survey system of costs and
expenses of industrial enterprises above designated size
 Respondents: all the large-sized and medium-sized
industrial incorporated enterprises and part of the smallsized industrial incorporated enterprises above the
designated size.
 Field of Investigation: the detailed items of manufacturing
costs, operating expenses, management expenses, financial
expenses, etc. up to 116 indicators.
III. Compilation Method of China’s IOT
 Directly compiling IOT with commodity by
commodity
 Direct decomposition method is adopted in inputoutput survey at the level of enterprises in order to
get the gross input composition by commodity
sector.
III. Compilation Method of China’s IOT
 Compilation Procedures:
a. Calculation of Gross Output by Commodity Sector
b. Calculation of Value Added and Its Composition by
Commodity Sector
c. Calculation of Composition of Intermediate Input by
Commodity Sector
d. Calculation of Final Use and Its Composition
III. Compilation Method of China’s IOT
 Compilation Procedures:
e. Calculation of gross Output by Commodity Sector at
Purchasers’ Prices
f. Balance on the Basis of IOT at Purchasers’ Prices
g. Compilation of Matrix of Margins
h. Compilation of IOT at Producers’ Prices
IV. Main Problems Encountered in
Adopting Framework Towards SNA
1. Respondents.
 In China, the respondents usually refer to the
incorporated enterprises.
 In US, Japan, France, Canada and most of the
developed countries, the respondents refer to the
establishments.
 Even in most developing countries in Asia, the
survey is focused on the establishments.
IV. Main Problems Encountered in
Adopting Framework Towards SNA
2. There are fewer varieties of the output of products, and
they are not identical with the requirements of the
output value
 The gross output value is calculated in factory
approach, including the final products and excluding
the products produced and consumed by the enterprises
themselves.
 The output of enterprises includes the products
produced and consumed by themselves.
Basic Conditions in Adopting the Supply
and Use Framework?
Seen from experiences of the developed countries
such as US, Japan, Canada, France, etc.
Basic Conditions in Adopting the Supply
and Use Framework?
 1. Respondents should be the establishments.
 2. Focused on the respondents, delivery capacity, sales,
sales volume, composition of the manufacturing costs
of their thousands of commodities are surveyed.
 3. There are statistical information that reflects the
supply and demand conditions of the commodities.
 4. There are more staff and they are familiar with the
production process and the characteristics of the
commodities.
Thank
you!