China's rich get richer

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In the September 2013 quarter, China's gross domestic product grew a robust 7.8 per cent year-on-year. But an unexpected fall in exports in September, easing growth in factory output and retail sales and high inflation have added to the economic gloom. Amid all this, however, the richest 400 in that country have become wealthier by $150 billion this year, according to Forbes.