National Bureau of Statistics

China factory profits up 12pc in first quarter

27 Apr 2013

China’s industrial profits grew 12.1 per cent in the first quarter this year from a year ago, official data showed on Saturday.

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Asian markets fall on weak China data, North Korea fears

15 Apr 2013

Asian markets slipped on Monday after a disappointing batch of Chinese growth figures, while traders keep a wary eye on the Korean peninsula, where military tensions are high.

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GDP gap in China the size of Guangdong economy

5 Feb 2013

Concerns of statistical fraud have arisen once again after a 5.8 trillion yuan difference was found between China’s national gross domestic product and that of its 31 provinces and administrative...

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Beijing to release own Gini inequality index

20 Jan 2013

Beijing will release its own version of a closely watched international inequality index, state media reported on Sunday, becoming the first Chinese city to announce such a plan.

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Industrial profits down 1.7 per cent

28 Jul 2012

Profit at mainland industrial firms dropped 1.7 per cent year-on-year last month but the decline was less than the previous two months amid Beijing's efforts to shore up the economy with looser...

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Home sales jump as economy slackens

14 Jul 2012

The mainland's residential housing sales jumped last month as homebuyers shrugged off property curbs amid expectations that a slowing economy would force the government to ease some of the...

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GDP growth falls on weak demand

The mainland's economic growth dipped below 8 per cent in the second quarter, the weakest quarterly performance in three years, adding more pressure on the government to stimulate demand.

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Manufacturing drives recovery on mainland

The mainland's official purchasing managers' index (PMI) recorded its fifth consecutive rise last month to its highest in 13 months, in fresh evidence that the nation is recovering from the...

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More cities feel the impact of austerity moves

The latest figures on the mainland's property sector suggest that government austerity measures are having an increasing impact, with only two out of 70 cities recording price gains for newly...

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Mainland property sales growth slows

Growth in the mainland residential property market is slowing as government cooling measures are starting to have an impact, with residential sales rising 10.2 per cent last year, the slowest in...

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Warning of correction as property prices stall

Home prices in about two-thirds of mainland cities remained unchanged or fell last month for a second straight month, prompting warnings from analysts about a possible price correction.

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Employee aids data leak probe

An employee of the National Bureau of Statistics is being investigated on suspicion of leaking national economic data before they were officially released, the bureau's spokesman Sheng Laiyun said...

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