Constructing a Time Series of Chinese Multi-regional Input-output Tables at Provincial Level and High Sector Detail

A time series of MRIO tables for China’s 30 provinces linking with 186 countries in the world is developed. The innovative series is constructed using an Automated Integration System for Harmonised Accounts (AISHA) tool. First, it is the first continuous time series of subnational MRIO tables in the world constructed by AISHA, while previous study mainly focus on the global level using national data. Second, it is at high sectoral detail than any other existed Chinese MRIO table. It distinguishes 135 commodity sectors in combination with 186 countries in Eora MRIO database. Third, it provides updated information from 1997 to 2010 therefore significantly improving timeliness. Fourth, Uncertainty analysis was also carried out for Chinese MRIO. These advances will dramatically improve the applications of Chinese MRIO tables for policy-makers and researchers