Reliable Economic Data on China

Question

Trying to develop a new strategy, but I need to find reliable economic data on China. It's well known that the official figures there don't tell you everything (to put it nicely), so I was wondering if anyone knows of reliable sources on key macro data such as:

• Credit
• Raw materials production and demand (e.g. copper)
• Durable goods production and demand (e.g. cars)
• GDP allocation (e.g. spending on infrastructure; US exports as a % of GDP)
• Government spending
• Housing
• Personal income

Answer 1

That's the problem with China. The official data is nonsense, and the estimates of outsiders can change without warning. Here are some links:

China Official Stats 1

China Official Stats 2

China Official Stats 3

More China Stats

OECD

CIA

World Bank 1

World Bank 2

IMF

CMF

Changing Stats 1

Changing Stats 2

Changing Stats 3 - Copper

Changing Stats 4 - Copper

Here are some old charts that might help:

I've been trying to track China for a long time. The first problem is the lack of real data, but the second problem is that China is a communist country. They don't have to bow to market forces, and they can do some really bizarre things (long term and short term). They have a lot of situations/policies that aren't sustainable, but it's hard to even guess which path(s) they may take to keep things calm. The only thing an outsider can do is watch and wait.

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Oops, I forgot some links and one image:

Autos 1

Autos 2

Housing 1

Housing 2