Table 5 The structure of the Chinese multi-regional input-output table.

From: A multi-regional input-output table mapping China's economic outputs and interdependencies in 2012

Output (right)

Input (down)

Intermediate use

Final use

Others

Total output

Region 1

Region 30

Total intermediate use

Region 1

Region 30

Exports

Total final use

Sector 1

Sector 30

Sector 1

Sector 30

 

Consumption

Capital formation

Inventory increase

Consumption

Capital formation

Inventory increase

Intermediate input

Region 1

Sector 1

Z1,1

Z1,30

TIU

Y1,1

Y1,30

E1

TFU

O1

X1

Sector 30

Region 30

Sector 1

Z30,1

Z30,30

Y30,1

Y30,30

E30

O30

X30

Sector 30

Imports

Iinter,1

Iinter,30

Ifinal,1

Ifinal,30

0

0

0

0

Total intermediate inputs

TII

 

Value added

Compensation of employees

V1,1

V1,30

 

Net taxes on production

V2,1

V2,30

Depreciation of fixed capital

V3,1

V3,30

Operating surplus

V4,1

V4,30

Total value added

TVA

Total input

X1T

X30T

  1. The names of regions 1 to 30 and sectors 1 to 30 can be found in Table 1 and Table 4, respectively. Zi, j is the intermediate monetary flows from region i to region j. Yi, j is region j’s use of products produced in region i during their final use. V1,j, V2,j, V3,j, and V4,j are the compensation of employees, net taxes on production, depreciation of fixed capital, and operating surplus, respectively, of region j. Ei is the export of region i, Oi is the balance error of region i, Xi is the total output of region i, and XiT is the total input of region j. Iinter, j is the import used as in intermediate use of region j, and Ifinal, j is the import used in the final use of region j. TIU is the total intermediate use, TFU is the total final use, TII is the total intermediate input, and TVA is total value added. For all variables, i=1, 2,…, 30 and j=1, 2,…, 30. Consumption is further divided into rural household consumption, urban household consumption and government consumption.