The latest GDP figures from the eastern provinces suggest China's economic growth decline might have come to an end and started to rebound, analyst said.
China's gross domestic product grew by 7.4 percent in the third quarter, the lowest in 14 quarters, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday.
China's economy expanded 7.4 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2012, slowing from 7.6 percent in the second quarter and 8.1 percent in the first.
China's gross domestic product growth for 2011 has been revised upward by 0.1 percentage point to 9.3 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
The growth of China's GDP has become more "quality-oriented" as a related quality index has continually risen since 1993.
China has cut its GDP growth target to an eight-year low of 7.5 percent this year and made boosting consumer demand the first priority as the government looks to achieving long-term high quality development.