Customs spokesman sorry for wrong data
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April 12, 2013, Friday
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A CHINESE government spokesman said he gave "incorrect" and "groundless" investment data sourced from the Internet at a briefing yesterday, underscoring concern at the credibility of official numbers.
Zheng Yuesheng, spokesman and head of the statistics department at the Beijing-based General Administration of Customs, said in a statement yesterday that he "expresses deep apologies" for citing unconfirmed investment data from online sources he didn't identify.
Zheng was referring to remarks he made at a customs administration press conference on Wednesday where he also acknowledged concerns that China's export data may be overstated. During the briefing, held to discuss March and first-quarter trade figures, Zheng said the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic planning agency, had approved 7 trillion yuan (US$1.1 billion) of investment projects in the fourth quarter of 2012, including new roads, railroads and airports.
He gave the figure when discussing the improvement in first-quarter trade to illustrate the recovery in China's economic growth.
"The information was sourced from relevant reports on the Internet, which were groundless and must be corrected," Zheng said in a seven-line statement on the agency's website.
China's exports rose less than forecast for the first time in four months in March.
Zheng Yuesheng, spokesman and head of the statistics department at the Beijing-based General Administration of Customs, said in a statement yesterday that he "expresses deep apologies" for citing unconfirmed investment data from online sources he didn't identify.
Zheng was referring to remarks he made at a customs administration press conference on Wednesday where he also acknowledged concerns that China's export data may be overstated. During the briefing, held to discuss March and first-quarter trade figures, Zheng said the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation's top economic planning agency, had approved 7 trillion yuan (US$1.1 billion) of investment projects in the fourth quarter of 2012, including new roads, railroads and airports.
He gave the figure when discussing the improvement in first-quarter trade to illustrate the recovery in China's economic growth.
"The information was sourced from relevant reports on the Internet, which were groundless and must be corrected," Zheng said in a seven-line statement on the agency's website.
China's exports rose less than forecast for the first time in four months in March.
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