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August macro economy statistics BEIJING - Growth of China's industrial value-added output accelerated to 13.9 percent year-on-year in August from July's 13.4 percent increase, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Saturday. The growth rate for the first eight months ...
August macro economy statistics BEIJING - China's consumer price index (CPI), a major gauge to measure inflation, rose by a 22-month high of 3.5 percent in August from one year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Saturday. The growth rate was 0.2 percentage ...
August macro economy statistics BEIJING - China's fiscal revenue stood at 561.94 billion yuan ($82.6 billion) in August, up 7.3 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance announced Friday. For the first eight months this year, the fiscal revenue rose 23.6 percent year...
BEIJING - The price of edible farm produce in China's 36 large and medium-sized cities has risen 11 weeks in a row, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday, indicating greater inflationary pressure this month.In the week ending Sep 5, farm produce prices rose 0.2 percent in those ...
BEIJING - Beijing generated $221.8 billion in foreign trade in the first three quarters of this year, a growth of 46.7 percent from the same period of last year, local customs house announced Thursday. The amount, which surpassed the city's total foreign trade volume of $214.8 ...
BEIJING - Sales of home appliances in rural China soared during the first three quarters, boosted by a nationwide subsidy program for Chinese rural consumers, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Oct 12. The sales value of home appliances covered by the ...
BEIJING - China's housing authority said on Oct 12 that up to 90 percent of this year's planned low-income housing and shantytown renovation projects in China have been started during the first nine months of 2010. According to a statement posted on the website of the Ministry of ...
BEIJING - China's business climate index, a major measure of macro-economic outlook, rose by 2 points in the third quarter while the entrepreneur confidence gained 2.9 points over the previous quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Oct 13. The quarterly ...
BEIJING - Auto sales in China rose 35.97 percent from a year earlier to 13.14 million units in the first nine months of this year, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on Oct 12. Auto production rose 36.1 percent year on year to 13.08 million units in the ...
BEIJING - China continued to run a surplus under the current account as well as capital and financial account in the first half, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said on Oct 12. The current account surplus totaled $126.5 billion in the first six months, down 6 ...
During the week-long National Day holiday, which started Oct 1, China reported 592.5 billion yuan ($88.3 billion) in retail sales, up 18.7 percent year-on-year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Commerce on Oct 8. The increase is 0.7 percentage point higher than ...
BEIJING - The number of motor vehicles on China's roads has hit 199 million, including more than 85 million automobiles, according to a statement released by the the Ministry of Public Security on Oct 7. The ministry's definition of motor vehicles includes motorcycles,tractors, ...
BEIJING - Beijing Capital International Airport said on Oct 7 it will receive about 236,000 passengers on Oct 7 as the week-long holiday ends. The airport is expected to handle 1.75 million passengers over the National Day holiday period, about 32.57 percent up from the same ...
WASHINGTON - China's growth is projected to average 10.5 percent in 2010 and 9.6 percent in 2011, driven by domestic demand, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report on Oct 6. The Washington-based international lending agency made the projection for the annual fall ...
BEIJING - China had 265 million online game registered accounts as of 2009, up 41.5 percent year on year, according to a blue paper recently released by a publishing house. The blue paper, published by China's Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP), said more Chinese are living a ...
BEIJING - The trade between China and African countries will rebound from a year ago and exceed $100 billion again this year, according to forecast by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). The MOC data showed trade between China and Africa jumped sharply by 65 percent year-on-year to ...
BEIJING - Chinese automakers recalled a total of 3.94 million vehicles over the past six years, an average of 1,800 units every day, according to a senior official of the country's quality supervision administration. Chen Fei, director of the Defective Products Management Center ...
BEIJING - The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) of China's manufacturing sector rose to 53.8 percent in September, up 2.1 percentage points from August, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said on October 1. The reading of the September index was the highest ...
BEIJING - Chinese farmers have begun to reap crops as autumn drew to a close, and the nation is expecting a good harvest this year, China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said here Tuesday in a statement on its website. The forecast is based upon higher average yields and an ...
BEIJING - The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said Tuesday Chinese banks' foreign exchange surplus on behalf of clients hit $29.1 billion in August, up 9.4 percent from the previous month. Foreign exchange sales to banks totaled $113.2 billion in August while ...
Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
Chicago unveils Chinese New Year celebrations
CHICAGO -- Chicago held a ceremony Friday at the landmark Daley Civic ...
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
UN chief, Syrian FM in verbal clash at conference
The first day of the peace conference in Montreux, was marked by ...
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
Chaos on streets after three reported killed in Kiev
Three people have reportedly been killed in Ukraine's capital Kiev ...
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Panel to push financial reform in FTZ
Financial reform in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone will ...
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
Economist sees world economy strengthening in 2014
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Global economy is likely to gain ...
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
China economic reform in focus at World Economic Forum
There’s been much talk of China at the World Economic Forum-and a ...
China's banks must evolve or perish
China's banks must evolve or perish
As China's traditional banks raise interest rates to claw back lost ...
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People's Court has rejected a lawsuit ...
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
Chinese steelmakers see profits plunge
China's 77 major steel companies reported an average profit margin of ...
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi
Injured star short-track skater Wang Meng left out of China's squad for Sochi Winter Games
Injured Olympic champion Wang Meng has been ruled out of the 139...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...