Publisher: China Data Center (CDC)
Language: English/Chinese
Published: 2006 - 2006

The China Data Center (CDC) at the University of Michigan is an international center for the advancement of research on China. CDC’s Census, statistical, and GIS data products offer unique value for understanding China at the national, provincial, city, district, county, and township levels.

East View Cartographic, Inc. (EVC) is the leading distributor of the CDC’s data products. The China City Socioeconomic Indicators Data with GIS Maps (1996-2004) product includes a series of socioeconomic statistics integrated into GIS files of China.


• Socioeconomic statistics aggregated at the city level

• Cities as GIS point files, containing statistical data

• Includes over 650 of the largest cities in China

• Over 200 variables in each table, such as population growth rates, population density, per capita agricultural yields, and retail sales of consumer goods

• 1996-2004, one dataset is provided for each of the nine years

• Ancillary layers included: coastlines, lakes, islands, country boundary, and province boundaries

• Language: English and Chinese

• Format: ESRI Shp

• Available for purchase for the entirety of China

• Licensing: Single-organization. For other licensing please contact us.

• Price: $5,000