Business / Macro

Trade surplus hit record high in Nov

[2013-12-09 00:03]

China's acceleration of exports and slowdown of imports in November left the country with its largest trade surplus in more than four years.

China turns to big data to gauge inflation

[2013-12-06 10:58]

China's NBS will start using big data technology to improve the collecting, processing and producing of the country's consumer price index.

China factory growth slows in Nov

[2013-11-21 14:14]

Activity in China's vast factory sector grew at a milder pace in November as new export orders shrank, a preliminary survey showed on Thursday.

OECD sees China growth accelerating in 2014

[2013-11-20 11:29]

China's annual economic growth is likely to accelerate to 8.2 percent in 2014 from an expected 7.7 percent this year, the OECD said on Tuesday.

Annual power consumption rises 9.5% in October

[2013-11-15 16:21]

Power consumption, an indicator of economic activity, rose 9.5 percent year-on-year in October to 437.5 billion kWh, according to the National Energy Administration on Thursday.

China fiscal revenue growth picks up in Oct

[2013-11-13 19:30]

China's fiscal revenue growth further accelerated in October as the economy stabilizes, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Wednesday.

GDP growth target for 2014 may be 7%, expert says

[2013-11-13 16:45]

The government could lower the growth target for the next year to 7 percent, an economist with ANZ Banking Group said in a research note on Wednesday.

Data indicates China's recovery on firm footing

[2013-11-12 14:44]

The Chinese economy has recovered solidly based on latest data, and analysts expect the recovery momentum to be stable.

Data indicates China's recovery on firm footing

[2013-11-12 14:44]

The Chinese economy has recovered solidly based on latest data, and analysts expect the recovery momentum to be stable.

China's retail sales up 13% in first 10 months

[2013-11-09 14:16]

China's retail sales grew 13 percent year on year to 19.03 trillion yuan ($3.1 trillion) in the first ten months of this year.

China's industrial output growth picks up in Oct

[2013-11-09 14:08]

China's industrial production grew faster in October, with industrial value-added output expanding 10.3 percent year on year.

Fixed-asset investment up 20.1% in Jan-Oct

[2013-11-09 14:06]

China's urban fixed-asset investment expanded 20.1 percent year on year to 35.17 trillion yuan in the Jan-Oct period.

China's inflation grows 3.2% in Oct

[2013-11-09 10:11]

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 3.2 percent year on year in October, up from 3.1 percent in September.
China's October PPI down 1.5% 
China's retail sales up 13% in first 10 months
China's industrial output growth picks up in Oct
Fixed-asset investment up 20.1% in Jan-Oct

China's October PPI down 1.5 percent

[2013-11-09 10:09]

China's producer price index (PPI) fell 1.5 percent in October from the same month last year, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday.

China's export growth picks up in October

[2013-11-08 11:26]

Chinese exporting reversed its decline and rose 5.6 percent year-on-year in October to 1.14 trillion yuan ($185.4 billion), customs data showed on Friday.

China faces challenges in reaching trade target

[2013-11-05 07:11]

China's foreign trade may manage to reach the 8 percent growth target in 2013 despite an unexpected decrease in exports in September, experts said.

Entrepreneurs grow optimistic

[2013-11-05 07:10]

Chinese entrepreneurs have shown a sense of optimism not seen in many months, according to a survey by the Chinese Entrepreneur Survey System.

China's PMI growth hits 18-month high

[2013-11-01 09:25]

Purchasing managers' index for the manufacturing sector rose to 51.4 percent in October from a month earlier, hitting a new high since May 2012.

China's manufacturing hits 7-month high: HSBC

[2013-10-24 15:49]

Manufacturing activities in China increased to a seven-month high in October, according to HSBC'S preliminary purchasing managers' index on Thursday.

China's GDP growth to 7.6%: Standard Chartered

[2013-10-24 13:36]

China's GDP growth forecast has been raised to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent for 2013, according to a latest Standard Chartered research report.

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