China's fiscal revenue continued to grow in May amid economic stabilization, rising 7.2 percent year on year to reach 1.37 trillion yuan ($222.74 billion), the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.
China's non-manufacturing activity further expanded in May, with the sector's purchasing managers' index (PMI) rising to 55.5 from 54.8 in April, official data showed on Tuesday.
Activity in China's factory sector expanded in June for the first time in six months as new orders surged, a preliminary HSBC survey showed on Monday.
Policymakers in China stepped on the fiscal accelerator in May as they moved to stimulate the economy through more government spending.
China's consumer inflation climbed from an 18-month low in April to usual levels in May, while factory price deflation eased, indicating that the sluggish economy is slowly stabilizing.
An indicator of China's non-manufacturing sector in May fell to a four-month low, bucking a trend seen in other purchasing managers' index (PMI) data that showed a stabilizing economy.
China's steel output continues to rise and prices of steel products have kept falling, underlining difficulties to ease overcapacity in the sector.
China's producer price index (PPI) contracted 1.4 percent year on year in May, following a 2-percent decline in April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Tuesday.
China's consumer price index (CPI) increased 2.5 percent year on year in May, up from 1.8 percent in the previous month, official data showed on Tuesday.
Trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) grew 1.2 percent year on year to 1.12 trillion yuan ($181.75 billion) in the first five months of this year.
China's exports continued to recover in May amid improving demand in developed countries, which analysts believe will ease concerns over slowdown.
China's exports rise seven percent year on year to $195.47 billion in May, but imports were down 1.6 percent to $159.55 billion.
Signs of an economic revival in China have raised hopes that Beijing's targeted measures to bolster growth are having an impact but a slowdown in the euro zone will increase expectations of policy easing there.
A Chinese copper tubing company opened a plant in Alabama's Wilcox County recently, giving residents of the poorest county in America hopes for a better life.
A Chinese copper tubing company opened a plant in Alabama's Wilcox County recently, giving residents of the poorest county in America hopes for a better life.
Growth in China's manufacturing sector continued to accelerate in May, rising to the highest level this year and adding to signs of a stabilizing economy.
Chinese industrial businesses reported higher profits in the first four months from a year earlier, but the growth rate was down slightly from that of the first three months.
Chinese consumer confidence remained high in the first quarter despite the slowdown in the economy.
China's producer price index (PPI) contracted 2 percent year on year in April, following a 2.3-percent decline in March, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.
China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, has increased 1.8% year on year last month, the National Bureau of Statistics released on Friday.