China manufacturing activity at highest in 2 years
Factory activity in China expanded at its fastest pace in more than two years last month, official and private measures both showed on Tuesday, boding well for the world`s second-largest economy.
Nov 01, 2016, 10:14 AM IST
China GDP growth stable at 6.7% in third quarter: Govt
China`s growth was steady at 6.7 percent in the third quarter, government data showed Wednesday, a sign of stabilisation in the world`s second-largest economy.
Oct 19, 2016, 07:40 AM IST
China economy slows down to 6.7% amid signs of stabilisation
China today said its economy continued to slow down in the first quarter this year, declining to 6.7 percent but in line with government targets amid claims by officials that several key indicators showed signs of stabilisation in the world's second largest economy.
Apr 15, 2016, 11:00 AM IST
China manufacturing expands for first time in 9 months
The official Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI), which tracks activity in factories and workshops, rebounded to 50.2 last month, figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.
Apr 01, 2016, 08:52 AM IST
China new home prices up in January
China`s new home prices increased in January for the sixth straight month, a survey showed Monday, positive news for the key sector following a series of stimulus measures aimed at boosting lending.
Feb 01, 2016, 10:15 AM IST
China keeps 2014 GDP growth rate unchanged at 7.3%
China kept its annual economic growth rate in 2014 unchanged at 7.3 percent in its final verification of the data though it revised down the value of gross domestic product slightly, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Thursday.
Jan 07, 2016, 17:58 PM IST
China official factory PMI at three-year low
The official Purchasing Managers` Index (PMI) fell to 49.6 in November.
Dec 01, 2015, 08:56 AM IST
China's industrial profit decline widens in October
Industrial profits in the first 10 months of 2015 dropped two percent year on year to around 4.87 trillion yuan
Nov 27, 2015, 13:22 PM IST
China's GDP falls to 6.9% in Q3, weakest since 2009
China's economy posted a 6.9 percent growth year on year in the third quarter of 2015, lower than seven percent in the first half of the year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Monday.
Oct 19, 2015, 09:28 AM IST
China retail sales up 10.8%
Sales in rural areas rose 11.9 percent in August and 11.7 percent in the January-August period.
Sep 13, 2015, 16:08 PM IST
China June industrial profits fall 0.3%
Profit at China`s industrial firms dropped 0.3 percent in June from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday.
Jul 27, 2015, 09:12 AM IST
China May industrial output up 6.1% on-year: Government
Industrial output, which measures output at factories, workshops and mines, rose 6.1 percent year-on-year in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.
Jun 11, 2015, 13:34 PM IST
China's soft May inflation increases calls for fiscal stimulus
China`s consumer inflation eased while producer prices stayed stubbornly in deflation in May, bolstering the case for fiscal stimulus as the world`s second-largest economy shrugs off monetary easing.
Jun 09, 2015, 10:10 AM IST
China consumer inflation falls to 1.2% in May
The reading for the consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, released by the National Bureau of Statistics was lower than April`s 1.5 percent.
Jun 09, 2015, 09:50 AM IST
China manufacturing index at six-month high: govt
China`s manufacturing index hit a six-month high in May, with production picking up and demand increasing, official data showed Monday, boding well for the world`s second-largest economy that is stuck in a slowdown.
Jun 01, 2015, 07:52 AM IST
China's factory sector unexpectedly shrinks in January
Activity in China`s factory sector contracted in January for the first time in more than two years, an official survey showed, a far worse result than expected that will add to worries about the country`s choppy economic outlook this year.
Feb 01, 2015, 07:36 AM IST
China crude imports seen at record as it fills strategic reserves
China has been filling the second stage of its strategic reserves since completing the first phase in 2009.
Jan 07, 2015, 19:20 PM IST
China total GDP revised up 3.4% in 2013
The world`s second biggest economy was valued at 58.80 trillion yuan ($9.5 trillion currently) in 2013, the National Bureau of statistics (NBS) said in a statement, quoting a survey of 70 million businesses across the country.
Dec 19, 2014, 09:02 AM IST
China's inflation drops to 4-month low at 2% in August
China`s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 2.2 percent in the first eight months of the year from the same period in 2013.
Sep 11, 2014, 08:26 AM IST
China's economic growth picks up in first half
China's economy picked up pace notching up 7.4 percent year on year growth in the first half of 2014, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said today.
Jul 16, 2014, 13:10 PM IST
