China's emerging industries post strong growth in early 2026

​China's emerging industries expanded rapidly in the first two months of 2026, with high-tech manufacturing and smart equipment production recording robust growth as demand for intelligent products continues to rise, an official with the National Bureau of Statistics said at a Monday press conference.

March 17, 2026

New forms of consumption gain momentum in first 2 months

New forms of consumption, including online retail of goods and services, showed positive momentum in the first two months of the year, with the sector growing 9.2% year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics said at a press conference on Monday.

March 17, 2026

China's economy gets off to robust start in first 2 months

Driven by growth in industrial production, market demand, and foreign trade, the Chinese economy maintained solid momentum in the first two months of 2026. With new growth drivers accelerating and employment remaining stable, the economy shows both resilience and vitality at the start of the year.

March 17, 2026

China's NBS debuts new indicator for online goods, services retail sales

​China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has for the first time released an indicator tracking online retail sales of goods and services, while discontinuing the previous online retail sales indicator, NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui said on Monday.

March 17, 2026

China's industrial output up 6.3% in first 2 months

​China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 6.3 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.

March 16, 2026

China's fixed-asset investment up 1.8% in first 2 months

​China's fixed-asset investment went up 1.8 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

March 16, 2026

China's job market generally stable in first 2 months

​The surveyed urban unemployment rate in China stood at 5.3 percent in the first two months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.

March 16, 2026

China's retail sales up 2.8% in first 2 months

​China's retail sales of consumer goods went up 2.8 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

March 16, 2026

China's home price declines ease in February

​China's housing market showed further signs of stabilization in February as home price declines in 70 large and medium-sized cities continued to narrow from the previous month, official data showed on Monday.

March 16, 2026