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China's Foreign Debt Decline Narrows in Q1

Jul 1, 2016

The drop in China's outstanding foreign debt narrowed in the first quarter of the year, with improving structure and rebounding intercompany loans, data from the country's forex regulator showed Thursday. The debt settled at 1.36 trillion ...

Tags: foreign debt, forex regulator

China's Manufacturing PMI Down in June

Jul 1, 2016

China's manufacturing sector in June posted a slight drop in June, official data showed on Friday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 50 in June, slightly lower than May's 50.1. It was the lowest reading since March's 50.2, ...

Tags: manufacturing sector, PMI

China Struggling to Meet Fiscal Target

Jun 30, 2016

The Chinese government is struggling to meet its annual fiscal targets, finance minister Lou Jiwei warned Wednesday. The central treasury received 2.968 trillion yuan (about 446.4 billion U.S. dollars) from January to May, a year-on-year ...

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China June Inflation Forecast at 1.9%

Jun 30, 2016

China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June is likely to increase 1.9 percent year on year, slightly less than the 2 percent recorded in May, according to an industry report. The official CPI for June is due to be released by the National ...

Tags: June Inflation, CPI

China to Make up 25% of Foreign Delegations

Jun 12, 2016

Chinese companies make up a quarter of the foreign delegations to take part in the International Festival for Business (IFB) held this year in the northwestern British port of Liverpool, organizers said Saturday. "Our target had been for ...

Tags: bilateral trade, Foreign Delegations

China Q1 Non-Cash Payments Rise

Jun 8, 2016

The amount of non-cash payments in China in the first quarter rose 7.1 percent year on year, according to a central bank report released on Tuesday. The amount of money involved in non-cash payments,including commercial papers, bank cards ...

Tags: Non-Cash Payments, commercial papers

Yuan Rises Versus Basket of Currencies

Jun 8, 2016

The yuan edged up against a basket of currencies in May despite hopes for a stronger US dollar, according to an index released by financial services provider China Foreign Exchange Trade System. The yuan exchange rate composite index, ...

Tags: basket of currencies, US dollar

China's IP Market Slows: Report

Jun 8, 2016

China's intellectual property (IP) market slowed last year under economic pressure, an official report showed on Tuesday. The index evaluating trademark transfers, patent pledge financing and technology market transactions fell markedly ...

Tags: intellectual property, IP market

China's Exports Rise, Imports Rebound in May

Jun 8, 2016

China's export growth in yuan-denominated terms slowed to 1.2 percent year on year in May from 4.1 percent in April, customs data showed Wednesday. Imports grew 5.1 percent, significantly rebounding from a 5.7-percent decline in April, ...

Tags: China's export, Imports Rebound

China's Manufacturing Activity Expands Slowly

May 1, 2016

China's manufacturing activity expanded for the second month in a row in April but at a slower pace, official data showed on Sunday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 50.1 in April, slightly down from March's 50.2 and below ...

Tags: manufacturing activity, sub-index measuring production

China's Non-Manufacturing PMI Slows

May 1, 2016

Business activity in China's non-manufacturing sector expanded at slower pace in April, official data showed on Sunday. The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the non-manufacturing sector stood at 53.5 in April, down from 53.8 in March ...

Tags: purchasing managers'index, PMI

China's Industrial Profits Growth Quickens in March

Apr 28, 2016

Profits of China's major industrial firms rose 11.1 percent year on year in March, widening from a 4.8 percent growth in the Jan.-Feb. period, official data showed on Wednesday. The profits of major industrial companies with annual ...

Tags: Industrial Profits, computer communication

China State Firms' Profits Dent in Q1

Apr 28, 2016

Many of China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) reported drops in profits in Q1, as building materials, electronics and tobacco firms reported large profit declines, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday. The combined profits of ...

Tags: state-owned enterprises, electronics, building materials

Chinese Consumers Less Optimistic in April

Apr 28, 2016

Chinese consumer sentiment eased slightly in April, while a range of spending gauges improved thanks to a better outlook for retail sales and consumption expenditure in general, a latest study shows. The Westpac MNI China Consumer ...

Tags: housing market, consumer sentiment

China's Q1 Tax Revenue up 9.8%

Apr 21, 2016

China collected 2.98 trillion yuan ($458 billion) in taxes in the first quarter of 2016, up 9.8 percent year on year, data from the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) showed on Wednesday. Tax collected from tertiary industry rose 12 ...

Tags: tax revenue, high-end manufacturing