Official: China's foreign trade maintains steady growth in May

China's foreign trade held up under pressure in May, with trade volume rising 2.7% and exports growing 6.3%. This came despite a decline in trade with the U.S., thanks to China's efforts to diversify its trading partners, an official from the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday.

June 16, 2025

China's retail sales expand markedly in May

​China's market sales rebounded markedly in May, with total retail sales of consumer goods reaching 4.13 trillion yuan (US$575.3 billion), marking a year-on-year increase of 6.4%, the National Bureau of Statistics announced at a Monday press conference. The increase was 1.3 percentage points higher than April's year-on-year growth rate of 5.1%.

June 16, 2025

China's economy maintained steady momentum in May amid external uncertainties

China's economy continued to expand steadily in May, supported by ongoing policy measures that helped sustain recovery amid global uncertainties, official data showed on Monday.

June 17, 2025

China's industrial output up 5.8% in May

China's value-added industrial output expanded 5.8 percent year on year in May, official data showed on Monday.

June 16, 2025

China's retail sales up 6.4% in May

China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, expanded 6.4 percent year on year in May, official data showed Monday.

June 16, 2025

China's fixed-asset investment up 3.7% in Jan-May

China's fixed-asset investment went up 3.7 percent year on year in the first five months of 2025, official data showed Monday.

June 16, 2025

China's home prices continue to ease in May

​China's home prices in 70 large and medium-sized cities continued the downward trend in May, though the pace of decline slowed, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday.

June 16, 2025