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CHINA PRESS
CHINA PRESS: The statistical method for calculating GDP will be changed as of
the third quarter to include research expenditures, the 21st Century Business
Herald reported Tuesday. Research expenditures were previously classified as
intermediate costs. But the new method will add them as fixed-asset investments,
as some could bring economic improvements, the report said. The change will
increase the level of GDP, but is not expected to make a major difference in the
growth rate, the report noted. The National Statistic Bureau will release third
quarter GDP on Oct. 19. (21st Century Business Herald)

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