Editor's note: China's economy expanded by 9.2 percent in 2011 from a year earlier and according to preliminary statistics, the country's GDP reached 47.16 trillion yuan ($7.26 trillion) in 2011.

China set its full-year growth target at 8 percent in early 2011 after its economy grew 10.4 percent in 2010.

China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 4.2 percent year-on-year in November,marked a 13-month low. >>>

China's industrial value-added output grew 13.2 percent year-on-year in October, down from September's 13.8-percent growth.

On a monthly basis, output increased by 0.9 percent from September. >>>

China's trade surplus fell for the second straight month in September, dropping by 12.4 percent year-on-year to reach $14.51 billion due to sluggish global demand and rising costs in domestic markets, the General Administration of Customs announced on Oct 13. >>>

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. >>>

China's Consumer Price Index (CPI), accelerated to 6.5 percent in July, accelerating to a 37-month high. The situation put the government in a tough position with worsening global liquidity in sight. >>>

China's inflation escalated to the highest level in three years amid lingering pressure, with the consumer price index, jumping 6.4 percent year-on-year in June. The figure was far exceeding the government's annual inflation control target of 4 percent. >>>

China's consumer price index rose 5.5 percent year-on-year in May, the highest rate in 34 months.

Food prices, which account for nearly a third of the basket of goods in China's CPI calculation, surged 11.7 percent year-on-year. >>>

China's consumer price index rose 5.3 percent in April from a year ago.

The April figure was down 0.1 percentage points from March's 32-month high of 5.4 percent. >>>

China's consumer price index rose 5.4 percent in March year-on-year to a 32- month high.

Food prices surged 11 percent year-on-year. >>>

China recorded a trade deficit of $7.3 billion in February, the General Administration of Customs(GAC) said Thursday.

This is China's first monthly trade deficit since March 2010.  >>>