Business / Macro

Data can give full voice to China's goals, achievements

[2014-01-30 07:36]

Glowing headlines aren't enough: The nation needs to change how it generates and calculates economic growth, reports Li Yang

China's industrial profit up 12.2% in 2013

[2014-01-28 10:08]

Chinese industrial businesses saw their profits rise 12.2 percent year on year in 2013, official data showed on Tuesday.

China's 2013 urban unemployment rate at 4.1%

[2014-01-24 10:41]

China's urban registered unemployment rate stood at 4.1 percent in 2013, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Friday.

China's fiscal revenue rises 10.1% in 2013

[2014-01-23 15:09]

China's fiscal revenue climbed 10.1 percent year on year in 2013 to reach 12.91 trillion yuan ($2.11 trillion), the Ministry of Finance said Thursday.

Manufacturing PMI expected to hit 6-month low

[2014-01-23 11:29]

Survey shows activity in China's factory sector may drop to a six-month low in January, continuing a mild slowdown that began at the end of 2013.

China's economic development in 2013

[2014-01-26 14:26]

Chinese government departments this week released a raft of economic figures for 2013, highlighting achievements in economic work and pointing to a stabilization in the country's growth.

China's fiscal revenue rises 10.1% in 2013

[2014-01-23 15:09]

China's fiscal revenue climbed 10.1 percent year on year in 2013 to reach 12.91 trillion yuan ($2.11 trillion), the Ministry of Finance said Thursday.

China economy grows 7.7% in 2013

[2014-01-20 10:08]

Economy grew 7.7% year on year in 2013, the same as 2012 and beating the government's target of 7.5%.

China, EU talking investment

[2014-01-22 07:17]

China and the European Union on Tuesday started the first round of negotiations to forge an investment pact as both sides expect to open a new decade of ties between the two economies.

China's fixed asset investment rose 19.6%

[2014-01-20 13:55]

China's urban fixed asset investment in 2013 increased 19.6 percent year-on-year to 43.65 trillion yuan ($7.08 trillion), the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

China's business climate index drops in Q4

[2014-01-20 10:49]

China's business climate index, a major gauge of the country's macroeconomic outlook, dropped in the fourth quarter, according to data released on Monday.

China's urban fixed-asset investment growth cools in 2013

[2014-01-20 10:44]

The annual growth of China's urban fixed-asset investment cooled to 19.6 percent in 2013, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Monday.

Cross-Straits trade volume reaches $197.2b in 2013

[2014-01-15 13:18]

The trade volume between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan reached $197.2 billion last year, marking a 16.7 percent jump year on year.

China sees rising number of new firms

[2014-01-14 09:17]

A total of 2.5 million new companies were set up last year, according to a report released by the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC).

Services trade outgrow goods trade

[2014-01-10 00:55]

China's services trade grew faster than its goods trade in 2013, a trend that's set to continue, officials said on Thursday.

December trade value exceeds $389 billion

[2014-01-10 10:44]

China's goods trade hit $389.84 billion in December, up 6.2 percent from a year earlier, the General Administration of Customs said.

China's 2013 exports rise 7.9%, imports up 7.3%

[2014-01-10 10:20]

China's total exports and imports reach $4.16 trillion in 2013, up 7.6% year on year, customs data shows.

CPI sees lowest annual growth since May

[2014-01-09 11:28]

The consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, eased to 2.5 percent in December, the lowest year-on-year growth since May.

China CPI inflation rises 2.6% in 2013

[2014-01-09 10:00]

China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.6 percent year on year in 2013, and 2.5 percent in December of 2013.

China's December PPI down 1.4%

[2014-01-09 09:50]

China's producer price index (PPI) fell 1.4 percent year on year in December, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Thursday.

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