China's consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, is estimated to grow by about 1.4 percent in December from a year earlier.
There are clearer signs of stabilization in the property market since the central bank's interest rate cut, with apartment prices in fewer Chinese cities declining in November.
VC and PE deals made in China reached a record high in the first 11 months of 2014, benefiting from the rising number of startup companies and the restructuring of SOEs.
China's imports shrank unexpectedly in November while export growth slowed, fuelling concerns that the world's second-largest economy could be facing a sharper slowdown and adding pressure on policymakers to ramp up stimulus measures.
The official services Purchasing Managers Index, a composite indicator covering operations in the service sector and the construction industry, climbed to 53.9 in November.
Despite the recent market stimulus measures, China's new home prices fell in November for the seventh consecutive month, private institutional data have revealed.
ODI could exceed inbound FDI for the first time this year as companies diversified their activity around the world from infrastructure projects to technology and brands.
It will reinforce investors' fears that the economy is losing momentum and add to bets that more strong stimulus measures are on the cards.
China had 7.85 million small and micro-sized enterprises as of the end of 2013 in the industrial and tertiary sectors, accounting for 95.6 percent of the total.
China's manufacturing activity dropped to a seven-month low, according to the HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) released on Tuesday.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland jumped 22.2 percent in November from a year earlier, settling at $10.36 billion, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
The tertiary industry has become an important driving power of China's economy and a key to stabilize the labor market.
The manufacturing purchasing manager's index, a key measure of factory activity in China, posted at 50.3 in November, down 0.5 percentage points from October.
Profits of Chinese industrial businesses hit 575.47 billion yuan ($94.34 billion) in October, down 2.1 percent year on year.
China's service trade deficit reached 105.6 billion yuan ($17.25 billion) in October, compared with 133.4 billion yuan in September.
Stockpiles of imported iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports rose 0.78 percent over the week ending Nov 24 following a week of low demand.
State-owned enterprises in China recorded total profits of 2.084 trillion yuan ($339.41 billion) for the first 10 months this year, indicating a 6.1 percent year-on-year increase.
China's manufacturing activity moderated to a six-month low. The HSBC flash manufacturing PMI for November dropped to 50.0 from the October final reading of 50.4.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 1.3 percent in October from a year earlier, standing at $8.53 billion.
China's financial institutions received 11.68 billion yuan of net direct investment from overseas investors in the third quarter.