The Skeletons in China's Monthly Data Closet

by Thomas Orlik

Overview

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

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What every investor must know about China’s monthly economic data: how to assess both its accuracy and its broader implications.

 

China’s economic data moves markets. The National Bureau of Statistics monthly data on industrial value added, fixed asset investment, retail sales, and consumer prices is eagerly awaited by investors. In the run up to release, the markets and press are awash with rumors. All this ferment raises one obvious question: How reliable is China’s high frequency economic data?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132690263
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	04/12/2011
Series:	FT Press Delivers Shorts
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	15
File size:	778 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Thomas Orlik, market analyst for Stone & McCarthy Research Associates, is a leading economist specializing in China's economy. Orlik is widely quoted and cited by major financial news organizations, including CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and The Financial Times.