One fun one is that in a lot of year on year change reporting for China specifically, Jan-Feb is considered a single month and then all the other 10 months are seperate. Reason is:
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The dates of Chinese New Year move around across the year and they have such a big effect on the stats that it's easier just to lump the two months together.
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