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| Dimension | Indicator/unit | Calculation method | Data source | Indicator direction |
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| Innovation | R&D expenditure input intensity/% | The expenditure on R&D/GDP | The China Statistical Yearbook on Science and Technology (CSYST) | Positive |
| Patent applications per 10000 population/piece | The patent applications/per 10000 population | CSYST | Positive |
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| Coordination | Proportion of tertiary industry/% | The added value of tertiary industry/GDP | The China Statistical Yearbook (CSY) | Positive |
| Rate of urbanization/% | The nonagricultural population/total population | CSY | Positive |
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| Openness | Interdependent level to foreign trade/% | The total value of imports and exports/GDP | CSY | Positive |
| Foreign direct investment intensity/% | The total amount of foreign direct investment/GDP | The China City Statistical Yearbook | Positive |
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| Green | Energy consumption per unit GDP/tee/CNY 10000 | The total energy consumption/GDP | The China Energy Statistical Yearbook | Negative |
| Proportion of investment completed for pollution treatment/% | The investment completed for pollution treatment/GDP | CSY | Positive |
| Emission rate of industrial waste gas per unit GDP/% | The volume of industrial SO2 discharged/GDP | CSY | Negative |
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| Sharing | Proportion of welfare expenditure/% | The total amount of science, education, culture, and health care expenditure/general public budget expenditure | The Finance Yearbook of China (FYC) | Positive |
| Difference coefficient of per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents/% | The per capita disposable income of urban residents/per capita disposable income of rural residents | CSY | Negative |
| Engle’s coefficient of urban households/% | The total amount of food expenditure/consumption expenditure in cash | The Statistical Yearbook of PARs | Negative |
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