{"id":10474,"date":"2014-07-31T14:45:49","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T18:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=10474"},"modified":"2014-07-31T14:45:49","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T18:45:49","slug":"china-the-best-way-to-manipulate-gdp-is-to-lower-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2014\/07\/31\/china-the-best-way-to-manipulate-gdp-is-to-lower-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"China: The best way to manipulate GDP is to lower inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From George Dorgan:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The best way to push real GDP upwards is, hence, to understate inflation via the GDP deflator. Lombard Street Research assumes that Chinese officials followed that approach:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Via Wall Street Journal Blogs<\/strong><br \/>\nLombard Street Research, a London economic research firm that takes a bearish view on China, constructs its own version of the country\u2019s GDP.  Lombard\u2019s conclusion: China\u2019s economy grew just 6.1% in the fourth quarter of 2013, year-over-year, down from 7.5% the previous quarter. That compares with the 7.7% fourth-quarter increase reported by China\u2019s statistics bureau, which was down a smidgen from 7.8% in the third quarter.   <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"525\" height=\"353\" alt=\"China GDP\" title=\"China GDP\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snbchf.snbchfcom.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/AI-CG267_GDP_CR_G_20140123223231.jpg?resize=525%2C353\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The main difference between Lombard\u2019s numbers and the official numbers, said Lombard economist Diana Choyleva, is the estimation of China\u2019s inflation. GDP is reported in real\u2014that is, inflation adjusted \u2014 terms. If China\u2019s inflation is higher than reported, its GDP growth will be lower.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more at <a href='http:\/\/snbchf.com\/global-macro\/china-manipulate-gdp-lower-inflation\/'>China: The best way to manipulate GDP is to lower inflation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From George Dorgan: The best way to push real GDP upwards is, hence, to understate inflation via the GDP deflator. Lombard Street Research assumes that Chinese officials followed that approach: Via Wall Street Journal Blogs Lombard Street Research, a London economic research firm that takes a bearish view on China, constructs its own version of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2014\/07\/31\/china-the-best-way-to-manipulate-gdp-is-to-lower-inflation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;China: The best way to manipulate GDP is to lower inflation&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,5],"tags":[1524,1526,1828],"class_list":["post-10474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-china-hk","category-economy","tag-gdp","tag-gdp-deflator","tag-inflation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>China: The best way to manipulate GDP is to lower inflation - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"China: The best way to manipulate GDP is to lower inflation - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From George Dorgan: The best way to push real GDP upwards is, hence, to understate inflation via the GDP deflator. 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Average Hourly Earnings multiplied by Average Weekly Hours (Total Private: Nonfarm) gives a pretty good indication of where GDP is headed, well ahead of the BEA accounts. 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