Ning Jizhe, the head of China’s National Bureau of Statistics. Photo: EPA
Economy /  China Economy

China economy enjoys ‘good start’ to 2019 despite slumping car and mobile phone sales

  • Mobile phone sales plunged 19.9 per cent in February, while total vehicle sales fell for an eighth straight month in the world’s biggest car market
  • National Bureau of Statistics is expected to release industrial production, retail sales and fixed-asset investment data for January and February on Thursday
Topic |   Two Sessions 2019 (Lianghui)
Meng Jing
Meng Jing

Updated: 11:13pm, 12 Mar, 2019

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Ning Jizhe, the head of China’s National Bureau of Statistics. Photo: EPA
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Meng Jing

Meng Jing

Based in Beijing, Jing covers the China tech scene for the Post. She writes a lot about artificial intelligence, robots and machines, but she cares more about people.