- Friday, 12 January 2018
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China's trade surplus at US$54.69 billion
China's December imports missed market expectations, rising only 4.5 per cent year-on-year, while exports beat forecasts with 10.9 per cent growth, official data showed on Friday. That left the country with a trade surplus of US$54.69 billion for the month, according to a Reuters calculation based on official data. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected December shipments from the world's largest exporter to have risen 9.1 per cent, slower than the 12.3 per cent increase in the previous month.
Read more...- Thursday, 11 January 2018
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China's December CPI rises 1.8%
China’s consumer inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in December, official data showed on Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) had been expected to rise 1.9 percent from a year earlier, compared with an increase of 1.7 percent in November.
Read more...- Friday, 29 December 2017
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China December factory growth seen slowing only slightly despite smog war
Growth in China's sprawling manufacturing sector likely slowed only slightly in December despite tough pollution measures that have forced some factories to curb production and a cooling housing market, a Reuters poll showed. The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) on Sunday is expected to dip marginally to 51.6 for December from an unexpectedly solid 51.8 in November, according to a median forecast of 30 economists polled by Reuters.
Read more...- Wednesday, 27 December 2017
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China Industrial Profit Growth Slows as Factory Inflation Eases
Profit growth at Chinese industrial firms slowed in November as producer prices rebound appeared to soften. Industrial profits rose 14.9 percent last month from a year earlier, compared with previously reported 25.1 percent in October, the statistics bureau said on Wednesday. Robust demand and consistent factory inflation have lifted profitability this year.
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