A piece in the Financial Times on China's 2017 GDP growth - says the economic recovery in the country is stronger than official data shows
Because previous data never revealed the true extent of the downturn.
- The main factor masking the recovery is a slump in northern China from 2012 to 2016 that was never fully recognised. Three regions admit to faking some statistics in 2016 but FT analysis suggests the impact was deeper and longer than a single year of faked data would suggest.
The FT piece is quite detailed. it may be gated, but if you can access it worth checking out.
Link:
China fake data lead to hidden economic rebound
Recovery's true scale not recorded because of statistics inflated to mask earlier slowdown
