China Economic Growth

China's factory activity slumps for longest stretch on record in Nov

The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index was 49.2, remaining below the 50 mark that separates growth and contraction for an eighth month

China heads for longest slowdown in consumption growth since post-covid

Top government and Communist Party officials regularly state that they're committed to lifting domestic spending - something the US and other major trading partners have also long demanded

China's banks adopt revolving-door repayment model amid weak credit demand

To meet official lending targets, many Chinese banks are resorting to instant loan tactics where clients take out loans briefly and repay them soon after, masking low credit demand

China doubles down on innovation, self-reliance to counter US rivalry

China is using American pressure as a catalyst to accelerate domestic innovation, by pumping money into its local firms

China's producer price deflation eases in October as consumer prices rise

China's economic growth slowed to its weakest in a year in the third quarter, and the youth unemployment rate remained elevated despite a dip in September

China's exports fall 1.1% in Oct, hit by 25% drop in shipments to US

China's exports contracted in October, hit by a 25% drop in shipments to the United States, the government reported Friday. Persisting trade tensions with Washington may get a respite in the final quarter of the year after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed last week to de-escalate the trade war between the two largest economies. But trade friction still appears to be casting a pall on demand elsewhere. Customs data show a 1.1% drop in China's global exports in October compared to a year earlier, the weakest since February, following an 8.3% increase in September. Imports rose 1% last month from the year before, compared with 7.4% growth in September. China's shipments to the US have already fallen by double-digits for seven consecutive months, while it has diversified its export markets to regions such as Southeast Asia and Africa. The October decline also was affected by a high base for the same month in 2024, when exports growth soared more than 12.6%,

China's October factory growth slows as new orders weaken: PMI data

On the price side, the divergence of rising raw material prices and falling finished goods prices remains, keeping corporate profit margins under pressure

China's ageing society is creating a new workforce: The hospital companion

China's ageing crisis and overburdened hospitals have given rise to a new service industry of paid companions who assist elderly patients through daunting medical routines

China's industrial profits rise for second consecutive month in September

A 21.6 per cent increase in industrial profits last month, the fastest pace since November 2023, followed a 20.4 per cent jump in August, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed

China's economy slows to 4.8% in Jul-Sep amid trade tensions, weak demand

China's economy expanded at the slowest annual pace in a year in July- September, growing 4.8 per cent, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand. The July-September data was the weakest pace of growth since the third quarter of 2024, and compares with a 5.2 per cent pace of growth in the previous quarter, the government said in a report Monday. In January-September, the world's second largest economy grew at a 5.2 per cent annual pace. Despite US President Donald Trump's higher tariffs on imports from China, the country's exports have remained relatively strong as companies shifted their sales to other world markets. Tensions between Beijing and Washington remain elevated, and it's unclear if Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will go ahead with a proposed meeting during a regional summit at the end of this month. Xi and other ruling Communist Party members are convening one of China's most important political meetings for the year on Monday,

Chinese export boom can't stop economy's slowdown in worst quarter of 2025

As trade tensions escalate with the US, weakness in investment, industrial output and retail sales is undermining momentum from record sales abroad

A trader's guide to China's biggest political meet of 2025 and its impact

The Central Committee of the Communist Party will hold a four-day meeting, known as its Fourth Plenum, starting Monday to review main themes of the 15th five-year plan

China's factory activity slump extends to sixth month, longest since 2019

The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index was 49.8, versus 49.4 in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said

China floods global markets with cheap exports after Trump's tariffs

Countries locked in tariff talks with Trump are hesitant to spark another trade war with China, giving Beijing relief from US levies once expected to slash its annual growth rate

Chinese savers have $23 trillion with few attractive options beyond stocks

So far, retail investors haven't driven the rally - local institutions and foreign inflows have, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc

At 18.9%, China's youth unemployment rises to highest level since 2023

A record 12.2 million university students graduated this summer, with many of them joining a job market that was strained by deflationary pressures and external uncertainties

Losing steam: China's economic slowdown deepens in key August indicators

Factory output, retail sales, and investment weaken in August as deflation risks, job losses, and property slump weigh on China's economy

China's consumer prices drop fastest in 6 months as factory deflation eases

Weak consumer demand has weighed on China's economic growth as the property market downturn persists and US tariffs squeeze exports

China's private factory gauge unexpectedly returns to growth in August

The RatingDog China General Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.5 from 49.5 in July

China's manufacturing activity shrinks for fifth straight month in August

The official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 49.4 in August versus 49.3 in July, remaining below the 50-mark