China records 4.7% GDP growth in H1 2026
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-07-15 10:01
China's gross domestic product expanded by 4.7 percent to reach 69.57 trillion yuan in the first half of 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, rose 5.4 percent year-on-year in the Jan-June period, the bureau said.
China's retail sales increased 1.3 percent year-on-year to 24.87 trillion yuan in the first half.
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