On Sept. 10 the National Bureau of Statistics published revised Measures for Classifying Statistical Units and Specific Handling, effective Jan. 1, 2027. The revision replaces the prior “on-site” statistical principle with a “location of economic activity” principle and adds definitions for “location of economic activity” and rules for identifying a unit’s “primary location of main economic activity.” Where a unit has multiple locations, the primary location is normally the site with the largest

On Sept. 10 the National Bureau of Statistics published revised Measures for Classifying Statistical Units and Specific Handling, effective Jan. 1, 2027. The revision replaces the prior “on-site” statistical principle with a “location of economic activity” principle and adds definitions for “location of economic activity” and rules for identifying a unit’s “primary location of main economic activity.” Where a unit has multiple locations, the primary location is normally the site with the largest share of operating revenue (wholesale and retail use gross margin). For new-economy cases, units conducting economic activity on internet platforms will be counted under the location-of-economic-activity principle; online and offline activities follow the same statistical standard.