- Friday, 09 December 2016
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China's CPI increased by 2.3%
Measures of Chinese inflation strengthened further in November, signs of improving demand in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s consumer price index (CPI) advanced 2.3% from a year ago, after climbing 2.1% in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a report on Friday. A median estimate of economists called for a 2.2% year-over-year gain. Compared to October, consumer prices rose 0.1%, matching forecasts. That followed a 0.1% decline the previous month.
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- Thursday, 08 December 2016
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China's imports grew by most in two years
China's imports grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in November, fueled by its strong thirst for commodities from coal to iron ore, while exports also rose unexpectedly, reflecting a pick-up in both domestic and global demand. The upbeat data adds to signs of a modest industrial recovery in the world's largest economies, even as China and other Asian exporters brace for a potential trade war once protectionist U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
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- Monday, 28 November 2016
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China's industrial profits rose in October
Profit growth in China's industrial sector picked up in October, aided by stronger sales and higher prices, suggesting further strengthening of the world's second-largest economy, though growth was skewed towards high-polluting heavy industry. There has been widespread speculation in China's commodities futures market this year, with coal prices hitting records in recent weeks, and economists say growth driven by loose money policies won't last.
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- Monday, 14 November 2016
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China's Industrial Production rose less than expected
Broad measures of Chinese economic activity expanded less than forecast in October, raised red flags about the sustainability of the recovery. Industrial production, a broad indicator of factory output, rose at an annualized 6.1% in October from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics reported Monday in Beijing. Industrial production rose by a similar amount the previous month.
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