OINCE 1970, Chinese sources have ended a decade of silence on quantitative developments in the economy by releasing statistical information which illuminates economic trends during the 1960's as well as after the Cultural Revolution (1966-1968). The purpose of this article is to combine this new material with previously available data to construct a series of industrial gross ou;tput value for most years of the period 1952-1971.' The years for which data gaps prevent us from offering output estimates include two periods of cyclical fluctuation: the Great Leap Forward and its aftermath (1958-1962), during which output spurted and then declined; and the Cultural Revolution, which saw a pause or temporary drop in industrial output. The principal result of this study is the annual output series for 1952-1971 shown in table 1. Our findings indicate that China has experienced substantial industrial growth during the past two decades, -and suggest an upward revision Of previous Western es!timates of her industrial progress, especially for the period since 1957.