In response, we have synchronized our extract.

• Revisions apply as early as 1992.
• The revision pertains to the level series NACSGDPYUQ.ICHN, not the corresponding growth series NA%SCGDPYUQ.ICHN.
• The level series has a data break at 2016Q1.

For the national accounts of China, the preliminary accounting data of GDP are released about 15 days after the quarter, and the final verification is released the following January.

The series reside in the historical catalog (China » National accounts » By value add » Quarterly).

Please be aware that

As standard policy, Data Buffet always synchronizes to the complete as-reported history of a time series. If we store pre-revision and post-revision values in distinct series, we will say so in an article on Data Buffet News.

References

• Preliminary Accounting Results of GDP for the Fourth Quarter and the Whole Year of 2018 (22 Jan, English)
• NBS » National accounts » Gross regional product (table E0102)