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China's Purchasing Managers' Index, a key gauge of activity in factories, came in at 50.9 points in June, better than expected

China factory activity picks up despite global headwind

China's factory activity picked up pace in June, official data showed today, although analysts warned weak global demand and a potential coronavirus resurgence are weighing on its longer-term recovery.

Business • 30 Jun 20

Chinese industrial production expanded 4.4% last month, the Bureau for National Statistics (NBS), up from 3.9% in April

China's industrial output continues slow recovery

China's factory output rose again in May, while official data today also showed retail sales improved further after collapsing at the start of the year but officials warned the country faced a rocky recovery as it emerges from the coronavirus crisis.

Business • 15 Jun 20

The Chinese economy shrank 6.8% in the first quarter, the first contraction in decades, hit by the outbreak of Covid-19

China drops GDP goal as Covid-19 slams economy

China dropped its annual growth target for the first time today and pledged more government spending as the Covid-19 pandemic hammers the world's second-biggest economy, setting a sombre tone to this year's meeting of parliament.

Business • 22 May 20

Chinese industrial production climbed 3.9% in April from a year earlier, data showed today

Chinese factories fire up but consumers still gloomy

China's factory output rose for the first time this year as the world's second-largest economy slowly emerged from its coronavirus lockdown, although consumption remained depressed amid increased job losses.

Business • 15 May 20

China's exports saw a shock 3.5% rise in April despite the global impact of Covid-19

China exports see surprise 3.5% jump in April

China's exports saw a shock 3.5% rise in April despite the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed today, but analysts warned of weakness ahead as key markets suffer downturns.

Business • 07 May 20

China's gross domestic product shrank 6.8% in the three months from January to March from the same time a year earlier

Virus hands China first economic contraction in decades

China's economy contracted for the first time in decades last quarter as drastic measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic brought activity to a standstill, official data showed today.

Business • 17 Apr 20

Chinese GDP is set for the first quarterly contraction in more than 30 years

China cuts medium-term borrowing costs to record low

China's central bank today stepped up policy support for its embattled economy, cutting a key rate to a record-low and reducing the amount banks must hold as reserves by around $28 billion as the coronavirus crisis slammed the brakes on growth.

Business • 15 Apr 20

Experts say the coronavirus outbreak completely changed the dynamics of the Chinese economy

Fears grow for Chinese economy as virus spreads

Worry grew today that the extent of economic disruption from China's coronavirus outbreak was being underestimated as the death toll in the world's second-largest economy from the epidemic soared past 1,000.

Business • 11 Feb 20

China's growth slowed to 6.1% last year, from 6.6% in 2018, new figures show today

China posts weakest growth in 29 years on trade war hit

China's economic growth cooled to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the US, new figures show today.

Business • 17 Jan 20

China's Singles' Day fire sale is viewed as a snapshot of consumer sentiment

China sees strong industrial, retail growth in November

China enjoyed a better-than-expected pick-up in the key retail and industrial sectors in November, data showed today.

Business • 16 Dec 19

Analysts have warned that China was facing a 'complex international economic situation' with downward pressure on the domestic economy

China's economy shows further signs of weakness

China's economy showed further signs of strain with data today showing a sharp slowdown in consumer spending and factory production.

Business • 14 Nov 19

Average new home prices in China's 70 major cities rose 0.5% in September from August, new figures show

China's home price growth flatlines in September

New home prices in China grew at a steady pace in September, with fewer cities reporting price gains, new figures show today.

Business • 21 Oct 19

Chinese GDP expanded 6% in the three months from July to September

China's growth slows to weakest level in 27 years

China's economy expanded at its slowest rate in nearly three decades in the third quarter, hit by cooling domestic demand and a protracted US trade war, data showed today.

Business • 18 Oct 19

China's Purchasing Managers' Index rose from 49.5 in August to 49.8 this month

China's factory activity edges up in September

China's manufacturing sector showed unexpected signs of improvement with two indexes showing that manufacturing activity edged up in September, despite ongoing trade pressure with the US.

Business • 30 Sep 19

Chinese industrial profits fell 2% in August from a year earlier to 517.8 billion yuan ($72.59 billion)

China's industrial profits fall as headwinds hit firms

Profits at China's industrial firms contracted in August, reversing the previous month's brief gain, as weak domestic demand and the trade war with the US weighed on corporate balance sheets.

Business • 27 Sep 19

China's retail sales slipped in August to post growth of 7.5% - 0.1% down on the previous month

China's economy strains under disappointing data

China's economy showed more signs of strain today as the country published weak data for industrial output, investment and retail sales, amid a lingering trade war with the US.

Business • 16 Sep 19

China's producer price index dropped by 0.8% on an annual basis in August after a 0.3% drop in July

China's factory prices fall faster on weak demand

The prices Chinese firms pay factories for their goods fell last month at the fastest pace in three years, official data showed today, as slackening demand and the bruising US trade war drag on the economy.

Business • 10 Sep 19

The People's Bank of China announced measures to free about $126 billion to boost the slowing economy

China to cut reserve requirements for banks

China's central bank said today it was cutting the reserve requirements for banks, freeing up about $126 billion to boost lending and bolster the slowing economy.

Business • 06 Sep 19

The US-China trade war and weakening global demand is weighing on the world's second biggest economy

Chinese growth slows to 6.2% in second quarter

China's growth slowed to its weakest pace in almost three decades in the second quarter, with the US-China trade war and weakening global demand weighing on the world's second biggest economy.

Business • 15 Jul 19

China has stepped up support for the economy this year but the moves have not been enough to offset a domestic slowdown and softening overseas demand for exports

China's GDP growth seen slowing to 6.2% in Q2 - poll

China's economy grew at its slowest rate in nearly three decades in the second quarter, according to an AFP survey of analysts, hit by the US-China trade war and weakening global demand.

Business • 12 Jul 19

Chinese retail sales expanded 7.2% last month, well off the 8.4% expected by economists

Chinese retail sales growth lower than expected

China's economy showed further signs of weakness in April as the slowest growth in retail sales for 16 years highlighted the task leaders have in ramping up domestic demand.

Business • 15 May 19

China's Purchasing Managers' Index, a key gauge of factory conditions, came in at 50.1 in April, down from 50.5 in March

China factory activity softens despite stimulus

China's factory activity softened in April, official data showed today, in the latest sign that the world's second-largest economy remains on uneven footing despite a raft of government stimulus measures.

Business • 30 Apr 19

China's economy grew by 6.4% in the first quarter of this year

China growth beats forecasts amid signs of stability

China's economy expanded more than expected in the first three months of the year as government moves to kickstart growth helped offset weak global demand and a US trade war, data showed today.

Business • 17 Apr 19

The Sentix research group said its investor sentiment index for the euro zone rose to -0.3 from -2.2 in March

Euro zone investor morale rises on China hopes

Investor morale in the euro zone improved in April to hit its highest level since November, helped by signs of an upswing in China, a survey showed today.

Business • 08 Apr 19

Output growth at China's factories and workshops for the first two months slowed to 5.3% year-on-year, from 5.7% in December

China's industrial output slows, unemployment rises

China's industrial output slowed during the first two months of the year as unemployment rose, official data showed today.

Business • 14 Mar 19

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