China revises 2009 growth up to 9.1 per cent

China's red-hot economy expanded by 9.1 per cent in 2009, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday, revising an earlier figure of 8.7 per cent.

By Agencies | Jul 02, 2010, 02.20 PM IST

BEIJING: China's red-hot economy expanded by 9.1 per cent in 2009, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday, revising an earlier figure of 8.7 per cent.

The revision was announced ahead of the release of key second-quarter economic data later this month, which is expected to show the world's third-largest economy slowed in the three months to June.

The country's gross domestic product hit 34.0507 trillion yuan in 2009, which based on the central bank's average yuan-dollar exchange rate for the year equals 4.98 trillion dollars.

Even with the upward revisions made by China, Japan retains its place as the world's second-largest economy. It posted nominal GDP of 5.085 trillion dollars last year, based on the average dollar-yen exchange rate for 2009, according to government data given in February.

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