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October industry output up 16.1%

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-12

CHINA accelerated industrial output and investment growth was steady last month, providing new evidence of economic recovery backed by the country's hefty stimulus plan. Industrial output grew 16.1 percent last...

Industrial profit slows decline

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-29

CHINA'S industrial companies saw their profit decline at a slower pace in the first three quarters as the manufacturing sector improved after the country's gross domestic product rebounded. The net earnings of...

Inflation not an immediate concern

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-10-23

INFLATION is not an immediate problem for China but the country needs to watch prices and regulate expectations for inflation, said Li Xiaochao, a spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics. China's Consumer...

Autos and steel fuel fastest output growth

Business | Machinery manufacturing
2009-10-23

CHINA'S industrial output grew at the fastest pace in more than a year last month on strong auto and steel production. Industrial production surged 13.9 percent last month from a year earlier, after rising 12.3...

Stimulus moves spur retail sales

Business | Retail
2009-10-23

CHINA'S retail sales rose 15.1 percent on an annual basis in the first three quarters of this year, bolstered by the government's stimulus policies that spurred domestic demand. After deducting for price changes,...

Yao defends China's stimulus package

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-9-30

CHINA'S stimulus package goes beyond just infrastructure spending, the chief economist of the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday, addressing a concern raised by some economists that constructing bridges,...

Big industrial companies see profits decline

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-9-28

PROFITS at China's oil producers, steel makers and other major industrial companies fell 10.6 percent in the first eight months of 2009 from the same period a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday. ...

Shanghai shares rise on stronger output and spending

Business | Securities
2009-9-11

SHANGHAI'S key stock index ended slightly higher in the morning session after China's top statistics bureau said growth of the nation's industrial production and investment accelerated last month. The benchmark...

Slower rise than expected

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-8-12

CHINA'S industrial output and fixed-asset investment grew at a slower-than-expected pace last month, reflecting the government's assessment that the foundation for an economic rebound is still not solid. Industrial...

Domestic demand rules

Business | Retail
2009-8-12

CHINA'S retail sales jumped 15.2 percent last month from a year earlier to 993.7 billion yuan (US$145.5 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday. The increase reflected a still vibrant domestic...