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Chinese industrial production output rose 6.5% from a year ago

China factory output rises in May, officials cautious

Output by Chinese factories and workshops topped expectations in May, but officials warned of lingering "unstable and uncertain factors" at home and abroad that could pose a threat.

Business • 14 Jun 17

China's economy grew 6.7% last year, the slowest pace in 26 years

China's economy gets off to strong start in 2017

China issued a raft of upbeat data today showing the economy got off to a strong start to 2017, supported by strong bank lending, a government infrastructure spree and a much-needed resurgence in private investment.

Business • 14 Mar 17

China's February exports unexpectedly fell 1.3% from a year earlier, while imports jumped 38.1%

China posts first monthly trade deficit in 3 years

China posted its first monthly trade deficit in three years in February as imports surged at their fastest pace since early 2012.

Business • 08 Mar 17

China's growth slowed to 6.7% in 2016 from 6.9% in 2015 despite an improvement in the fourth quarter of the year

China's growth slows to weakest pace in 26 years

China's economy grew a faster-than-expected 6.8% in the fourth quarter, boosted by higher government spending and record bank lending.

Business • 20 Jan 17

The Chinese producer price index rose 5.5% year-on-year last month

China factory gate prices rise at five year high

China's producer prices rose at their swiftest pace in more than five years in December, the government said today, in a positive sign of strengthening demand for the world's second-largest economy.

Business • 10 Jan 17

China's services PMI rose to 53.4 in December on a seasonally adjusted basis from 53.1 in November

China's services sector activity at 17-month high

Growth in China's services sector accelerated to a 17-month high in December, a private survey showed today.

Business • 05 Jan 17

China's overseas shipments fell 7.3% year-on-year, while imports also fell 1.4%

China's exports drop for seventh month in a row

Chinese exports sank for a seventh consecutive month in October, as weak global demand dealt a blow to the world's number two economy following recent signs of stability.

Business • 08 Nov 16

Chinese exports slump a worse than expected 10% in September

Gloomy China trade data raises recovery fears

China's September exports fell 10% from a year earlier, far worse than expected, while imports unexpectedly shrank after picking up in August.

Business • 13 Oct 16

Industrial output rose 6.3% in August from a year earlier

Chinese industrial output beats expectations

China's industrial output grew the fastest in five months in August as demand for products from coal to cars rebounded thanks to higher government spending and a year-long credit and property boom.

Business • 13 Sep 16

China's imports have now declined for 21 straight months, while exports have fallen for 12 of 13 months, helping to drag economic growth to its slowest in a quarter of a century

Poor China July imports suggest cooling demand

China's exports and imports fell more than expected in July in a rocky start to the third quarter, pointing to further weakness in global demand in the aftermath of Britain's decision to leave the EU.

Business • 08 Aug 16

Fixed-asset investment growth in China fell to 9.6% in the months from January to May from a year earlier

China investment grows at slowest pace since 2000

Growth in China's fixed-asset investment slipped below 10% for the first time since 2000 in the months from January to May as a boost from record credit growth seemed to be already fading.

Business • 13 Jun 16

The HSBC/Markit Flash China Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.5 in September from August's reading of 50.2

China factory activity edges up, employment down

China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly picked up some momentum in September despite factory employment slumping to a five and a half year low.

Business • 23 Sep 14

China has set a GDP growth target of around 7.5% for 2014

China's premier seeks to reassure markets

China's Premier Li Keqiang sought to reassure jittery global investors that Beijing was ready to support the cooling economy.

Business • 28 Mar 14

China's Markit/HSBC services PMI for September dipped to 52.4 from August's 52.8

China services firms see slower growth

Business confidence in China's services sector slipped in September and growth slowed, a private survey showed today.

Business • 08 Oct 13

Flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) climbed to 51.2 from August's 50.1

China PMI hits six month high as demand rebounds

China's factory sector grew at its fastest pace in six months in September, a preliminary survey showed today

Business • 23 Sep 13

China inflation rate stood at 2.7% in June

China's inflation rate rises to 2.7% in June

China's inflation rose in June but was well below the government's target in a sign of weak demand amid an economic slowdown.

Business • 09 Jul 13

Chinese manufacturing weakens on slower US and European orders

China's manufacturing weakens in June

China's manufacturing weakened again in June amid a credit crunch and slower US and European orders, two surveys showed today.

Business • 01 Jul 13

Oil prices lower after Chinese economic data

Oil falls as China manufacturing slows

The price of oil has fallen slightly, as a slowdown in China's manufacturing offset positive news on the US housing sector.

Business • 23 Apr 13

Chinese exports jumped almost 22% last month - beating expectations

China's February exports surge

China's exports surged more than expected in February in a possible sign of stronger global demand.

Business • 08 Mar 13

Latest Chinese data add to signs of possible improvement in other major global economies

China posts weak manufacturing growth in January

China's manufacturing activity expanded in January in a new sign of recovery for the world's second-largest economy but growth was weak, two surveys show.

Business • 01 Feb 13

Oil prices rise on US and Chinese economic recovery hopes

Oil rises on China, US recovery hopes

US oil prices rose above $94 today, supported by signs of economic recovery in the US and China.

Business • 14 Jan 13

China inflation pushed higher by rising vegetable prices

China's inflation jumps to six-month high

China's inflation spiked to a six month high in December after a freezing winter pushed up vegetable prices, possibly complicating efforts to sustain a shaky economic recovery.

Business • 11 Jan 13

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