China's Economic Figures in August, 2011

 CPI

China's inflation eases to 6.2 pct in August

BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's inflation eased in August from a 37-month high as the country's economy cooled and global uncertainties lingered.

The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, slowed to 6.2 percent in August, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday. Full story

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 PPI

China's August PPI rises 7.3 pct year-on-year

BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's Producer Price Index (PPI), a major measure of wholesale-level inflation, rose 7.3 percent year-on-year in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.

August's PPI growth was lower than July's 7.5 percent increase, the NBS said in a statement on its website. Full story

 Industrial value-added output

China's industrial value-added output up 13.5 pct in August

BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial value-added output grew 13.5 percent year-on-year in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. Full story

 

 Retail sales

China's retail sales up 17 pct in August

BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's retail sales increased by 17 percent year-on-year to hit 1.4705 trillion yuan (about 230 billion U.S. dollars) in August, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.

Retail sales in August grew by 1.36 percent from July. From January to August, the country's retail sales rose 16.9 percent year-on-year to 11.49 trillion yuan, according to the NBS. Full story

 Fixed-asset investments

China's fixed-asset investments up 25 pct in first 8 months

BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's fixed-asset investments rose 25 percent year-on-year to hit 18.06 trillion yuan (2.83 trillion U.S. dollars) during the first eight months of the year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday.

The figure was 0.4 percentage points lower than that of the past seven months, the NBS said in an online statement. Full story

Economic Figures in Previous Months

China's Economic Figures in July 2011 China's Economic Figures in June 2011

China's economy in 1st half of 2011

China's Economic Figures in May 2011

China's Economic Figures in April, 2011

China's economic figures in Feb. 2011

China's economic figures in Jan. 2011

 

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