A man works in a workshop of the Foton auto company in the Shuangluan District of Chengde, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 12, 2015. China's economy grew by 6.9 percent year on year in the first three quarters of 2015, according to figures issued by the National Bureau of Statistics on Oct. 19, 2015. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)
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China's GDP growth slows in Q3
BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's economy posted a 6.9-percent growth year on year in the third quarter of 2015, lower than 7 percent in the first half of the year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Monday.
In the first three quarters of the year, GDP hit 48.78 trillion yuan (7.68 trillion U.S. dollars), up 6.9 percent year on year, according to the NBS. Full story
