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  • New quality productive forces continue to expand

    New quality productive forces continue to expand

    China's push for new quality productive forces is gaining momentum, with sectors such as high-tech manufacturing and digital technologies posting robust growth in April, a spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday.

    May 19, 2025
  • China's foreign trade sustains steady growth despite external pressures

    China's foreign trade sustains steady growth despite external pressures

    China's foreign trade grew steadily in April despite external pressures, an official from the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday. Official data shows that China's total import and export value in April expanded 5.6% year on year, with export jumping by 9.3%.

    May 19, 2025
  • China's industrial output posts strong growth in April

    China's industrial output posts strong growth in April

    ​China's industrial output posted strong growth in April, expanding 6.1% year on year, according to official data released Monday. Specifically, output of the equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing sectors rose by 9.8% and 10% year on year, respectively.

    May 19, 2025
  • Chinese economy shows strong resilience despite pressure

    Chinese economy shows strong resilience despite pressure

    ​China's economy withstood pressure and maintained stable growth, continuing on a path of positive development amid internal challenges and increasing external shocks, an official of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday.

    May 20, 2025
  • Spokesperson: China-US tariff cut good for bilateral trade growth, global recovery

    Spokesperson: China-US tariff cut good for bilateral trade growth, global recovery

    ​The significant reduction of tariffs between China and the United States is beneficial for trade growth between the two countries and global economic recovery, an official with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said at a press conference on Monday.

    May 19, 2025
  • China's fixed-asset investment up 4% in Jan-April

    China's fixed-asset investment up 4% in Jan-April

    China's fixed-asset investment went up 4 percent year on year in the first four months of 2025, official data showed Monday.

    May 19, 2025
  • China's home prices continue to stabilize in April

    China's home prices continue to stabilize in April

    Commercial home prices in major Chinese cities continued to stabilize in April, official data showed on Monday.

    May 19, 2025
  • China's retail sales up 5.1% in April

    China's retail sales up 5.1% in April

    China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, expanded 5.1 percent year on year in April, official data showed Monday.

    May 19, 2025
  • China's industrial sector posts steady growth amid continued economic recovery

    China's industrial sector posts steady growth amid continued economic recovery

    China's industrial production continued to see stable growth in April as the country's economic performance held steady against external headwinds.

    May 19, 2025