An inter-regional input-output table series of China from 1987-2017 with integrated carbon emission data

All IRIO tables data files are available for public access at figshare, providing comprehensive insights into China's regional economic structure across provinces and sectors from 1987 to 2017 (named (1987-2017)-IRIO.xlsx file). These tables include the intermediate use matrix, final demand matrix, and export and import information for each province, following the standard layout of IRIO tables (Fig. S2). The number of provinces included fluctuates year, with a range of 28 to 31 provinces (28 provinces in 1987, 29 provinces in 1992, 30 provinces in 1997, 2002, and 2007, and 31 provinces in 2012 and 2017). Furthermore, the sector classification may slightly differ due to using different national sector classifications (Table S1). The final demand comprises five categories: rural household consumption, urban household consumption, government consumption, fixed capital formation, and inventory change. But in 1987, rural and urban household consumption was merged into household consumption. The value-added data includes employee compensation, net production tax, fixed capital depreciation, and operating surplus for each year, except for 1987 when only total value-added data is provided. In addition, the integrated carbon emission data are China provincial CO2 emission inventory from 1987 to 2017.