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  • China's GDP grows 5% in 2025, hitting annual target

    China's GDP grows 5% in 2025, hitting annual target

    ​China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5 percent year on year in 2025, meeting the annual target of around 5 percent, official data showed Monday.

    January 19, 2026
  • China's industrial output up 5.9% in 2025

    China's industrial output up 5.9% in 2025

    China's value-added industrial output expanded 5.9 percent year on year in 2025, official data showed on Monday.

    January 19, 2026
  • China's economy stays resilient in 2025, with 5% GDP growth

    China's economy stays resilient in 2025, with 5% GDP growth

    As the global economy grappled with rising uncertainties, China delivered a steady and resilient performance in 2025. The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that China's GDP surpassed 140 trillion yuan, expanding 5% year on year — a result that speaks not only to scale, but to resilience.

    January 20, 2026
  • China's economy in 2025: Numbers that matter

    China's economy in 2025: Numbers that matter

    China's economy maintained steady momentum in 2025 and hit all major economic and social targets as high-quality development delivered new results, marking the successful conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan period. Here are the key figures and takeaways.

    January 20, 2026
  • China delivers on 2025 growth target, offering stability in an uncertain world

    China delivers on 2025 growth target, offering stability in an uncertain world

    China's economy grew by 5 percent in 2025, in line with official targets, bringing the country's 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) to a steady close amid rising global uncertainties.

    January 20, 2026
  • China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.2% in 2025

    China's surveyed urban unemployment rate at 5.2% in 2025

    China's job market has remained generally stable, with the surveyed urban unemployment rate holding steady at 5.2 percent in 2025, official data showed on Monday.

    January 19, 2026
  • China's housing market continues to soften in December

    China's housing market continues to soften in December

    China's housing market continued to soften as home prices in 70 large and medium-sized cities generally fell in December 2025 from the previous month, official data showed Monday.

    January 19, 2026
  • China sees sustained growth in people's incomes in 2025

    China sees sustained growth in people's incomes in 2025

    People's incomes in China showed sustained growth last year amid a continued economic recovery, official data showed on Monday.

    January 19, 2026
  • China's retail sales up 3.7% in 2025

    China's retail sales up 3.7% in 2025

    China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, climbed 3.7% year on year in 2025, official data showed Monday.

    January 19, 2026
  • China's service output up 5.4% in 2025

    China's service output up 5.4% in 2025

    China's value-added service output went up 5.4% year on year in 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

    January 19, 2026
  • China's fixed-asset investment down 3.8% in 2025, expansion continues in emerging sectors

    China's fixed-asset investment down 3.8% in 2025, expansion continues in emerging sectors

    China's fixed-asset investment went down 3.8 percent year on year in 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday.

    January 19, 2026