Deng Xiaoping never said to get rich is glorious. But he did say several times that some people should be allowed to get rich before others. And some have, to the annoyance of others. For the first time in 12 years, China this month officially reported its Gini coefficient for income inequality for 2012 and retrospectively for the past decade. Zero means perfect equality and 1.0 means one person takes all. China scored 0.474 for 2012, having peaked at 0.491 in 2008. Many sceptics (and some substantial research) suggest China's inequality is actually far greater. Whatever the true level, the decision to release the data now shows somebody in the new leadership is paying attention.