China's economic figures in April, 2011
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| A customer is choosing washing products in a supermarket in Nanjing. More government policies to encourage consumption may help China increase the proportion that consumption contributes to GDP growth.(Source: China Daily) |
China's April CPI up 5.3 pct
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose 5.3 percent in April from a year ago. The figure was down 0.1 percentage points from March, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. Full story
China's April PPI up 6.8 pct
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's producer price index (PPI), a main gauge of inflation at the wholesale level, rose 6.8 percent in April from a year ago, down 0.5 percentage points from March. Full story
China's fixed asset investment up 25.4% in first four months: NBS
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's urban fixed asset investment rose 25.4 percent year on year in the first four months to reach 6.2716 trillion yuan (965.6 billion U.S. dollars), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Wednesday. Full story
China's industrial value-added output rises 13.4% in April
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial value-added output grew 13.4 percent year on year in April this year, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on Wednesday. Full story
China's retail sales of consumer goods up 17.1% in April
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's retail sales of consumer goods rose 17.1 percent year on year in April this year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Wednesday. Full story
China's April new bank lending at 739.6 bln yuan
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's new bank lending, an important indicator of the monetary policy, stood at 739.6 billion yuan (113.8 billion U.S. dollars) in April, shranking 20.8 billion yuan from a year earlier, said the People's Bank of China on Wednesday. Full story
China's property sales rose 13.3% in first four months
BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The value of property sales in China during the first four months rose 13.3 percent year on year to reach 1.4078 trillion yuan (about 217 billion U.S. dollars), according to the nation's top statistics authority on Wednesday. Full story
China's April trade surplus stands at 11.43 bln U.S. dollars
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China's trade surplus rose to 11.43 billion U.S. dollars in April this year, according to figures released Tuesday by the General Administration of Customs (GAC). Full story
China's April auto sales report first negative growth in 27 months
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Auto sales in China fell 0.25 percent year on year to 1.55 million units in April, the first negative growth rate recorded by the world's largest auto market in 27 months, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on Tuesday. Full story
5.3%
$11.43 bln
6.8%
13.4%
25.4%
17.1%
0.25%
