## Figure 2.2.1. China: Profitability of Credit Allocation, 1997–2016

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### Data and sources
- Sources: WIND data; and IMF staff estimates.
- Note: Data are demeaned and shown as simple three-year moving averages.
- Note: The riskiness of credit allocation is based on leverage data.
- Note: See Annex 2.1 for definition of the variables.

### Chart axes and scale
- Vertical axis tick values (exact): –1.2, 1.2, 0.8, –0.4, 0.0, 0.4, 0.8
- Horizontal axis labels (exact sequence as shown): 1997, 9899, 2000, 01020304050607080910111213141516

### Series presented
- Profitability of credit allocation (Index)
- Riskiness of credit allocation (Index)

### Presentation details
- Data transformation: demeaned and shown as simple three-year moving averages.
- Risk measure: based on leverage data.

*Source: boxfigure2-2-1*

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