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  • Chinese economy looks to sustain steady performance in 2021: NBS

    The Chinese economy is on course to sustain its steady and sound performance in 2021, thanks to growing internal driving forces, improving quality of supply, and ever-increasing market vitality, according to a National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) official at a press conference on Friday.

    April 18, 2021

  • China's economy surges 18.3% in Q1

    China's economy grew 18.3% year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021. All major economic indicators registered double-digit growths from the same period last year, showing the country's robust economic recovery, according to a press conference Friday.

    April 16, 2021

  • First-quarter figures set record amid stable policy

    China posted record economic growth in the first quarter, signaling that recovering consumer spending may soon help the world's second-largest economy return to pre-COVID-19 growth conditions, officials and experts said on Friday.

    April 17, 2021

  • Strong start to 2021, China economy powers ahead for high-quality growth

    China's economy grew 18.3 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2021, as strong domestic and foreign demands powered recovery from a low base in early 2020 when COVID-19 stalled the world's second-largest economy.

    April 16, 2021

  • China's industrial output up 24.5% in Q1

    China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 24.5 percent year on year in the first quarter this year as factory activities continued to pick up, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

    April 16, 2021

  • China's surveyed urban unemployment rate drops in March

    China's surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in March, 0.6 percentage points lower than the same period last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.

    April 16, 2021

  • China's fixed-asset investment up 25.6% in Q1

    China's fixed-asset investment (FAI) posted a strong rebound in the first quarter of 2021 with continued improvement in investment structure, official data showed Friday.

    April 16, 2021