Inflation hits three-year high in June

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China's inflation escalated to the highest level in three years amid lingering pressure, with the consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, jumping 6.4 percent year-on-year in June, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Saturday. Full story

Pork prices predicted to stabilize as inventory rises

China's pork prices rose 3.4% last week

Pork prices continue to rise in China

Chinese cities rein in home prices

China's June PPI up 7.1 pct year-on-year 

BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China's Producer Price Index (PPI), a major measure of inflation at the wholesale level, rose 7.1 percent year-on- year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Saturday. Full story

China PPI up 6.8 pct in May year on year

China faces power shortage on decreased thermal power supply, rising coal prices 

New bank lending hits 633.9 bln yuan in June

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- China's new bank lending rebounded to 633.9 billion yuan (97.52 billion U.S. dollars) in June from May's 551.6 billion yuan, the People's Bank of China said on Tuesday.  Full story

China should maintain prudent monetary policy, proactive fiscal measures: report

Taming inflation, China's major priority

More financial tightening to curb inflation

China H1 trade surplus down 18.2%

BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's trade surplus in the first half of this year fell 18.2 percent from a year ago to reach 44.93 billion U.S. dollars, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said on Sunday. Full story

China's import growth lowest in 20 months

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhuanet) -- The pace of China's import growth in June fell to its lowest level in 20 months as tightening monetary policies kicked in, resulting in the biggest monthly trade surplus this year, official statistics show. Full story

China's manufacturing expands at slowest pace in 28 months

 BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The manufacturing sector expanded at its slowest pace in 28 months in June, with the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) falling 1.1 percentage points month-on-month to 50.9 percent, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP).

 China's auto market less robust in first half of 2011

China to drive consolidation of 8 industries over next 5 years

Premier Wen Jiabao says stabilizing prices remains the priority

BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says stabilizing prices remains the priority for the Chinese government, highlighting concerns that inflation has not yet been sufficiently contained. Full story

Premier says price rises to be firmly under control

Taming inflation still a priority: central bank governor

China raises interest rates again to curb inflation

China hikes bank reserve ratio for 6th time this year

 Economists believe hard landing not likely for China

BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China's current inflation is a temporary bubble, and there is no need to worry about a hard landing, said Professor Dwight H. Perkins, a Harvard economist at a world economic congress held from Monday to Friday in Beijing. Full story

Soft landing more likely in China: economists

China's consumer price level to fall in H2: economist

 More financial tightening to curb inflation

China's inflation expected to stabilize in 2H: CCBIS

China's Economics Figures in May 2011

China raises interest rates again to curb inflation

 China's economic figures in April, 2011

China's economic figures in Q1 2011

 China's economic figures in Feb. 2011

China's economic figures in Jan. 2011