|
2008 |
Q4 2008 |
Q3 2008 |
H1 2008 |
Q2 2008 |
Q1 2008 |
2007 |
GDP |
9.0 |
6.8 |
9.0 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
10.6 |
11.9 |
CPI |
5.9 |
-- |
7.0 |
7.9 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
4.8 |
PPI |
6.9 |
-- |
8.3 |
7.6 |
8.8 |
6.9 |
3.1 |
Retail Sales |
21.6 |
-- |
22.0 |
21.6 |
23.0 |
20.6 |
16.8 |
Industrial Output |
12.9 |
-- |
15.2 |
16.3 |
16.0 |
16.4 |
18.5 |
Urban Fixed-asset Investment |
26.1 |
-- |
27.6 |
26.8 |
--- |
25.9 |
25.8 |
Trade Balance (bln US$) |
295.5 |
295.5 |
181.0 |
99.0 |
57.6* |
41.4 |
262.2 |
*Q2 trade surplus data is calculated by China.org.cn based on data provided by the General Administration of Customs.
All figures above are year-on-year percent changes unless marked otherwise.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China
(China.org.cn, January 22, 2009)