CHINA'S gross domestic product growth in 2009 has been modified up to 9.2 percent from the previous 9.1 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday.

After the revision, China's GDP was 34.09 trillion yuan (US$5.15 trillion) in 2009, up 39.6 billion yuan from the previous figure.

The bureau gave no explanation for the revision, but a chart breaking down the output figures indicated all the additional gains came from the tertiary, or service, sector.