
China Q4 growth quickens to 7.9%
The economy's fourth-quarter growth quickened to 7.9 percent on government pro-growth measures. The rate ended a seven-straight-quarter slowdown.

China's industrial output up 10.3% in Dec
In December last year, the value-added industrial output increased 10.3 percent from a year earlier, picking up from 10.1 percent in November, the data showed.

China retail sales growth accelerates
China's retail sales grew 15.2 percent year-on-year in December 2012, accelerating from 14.9 percent in November, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.

China's fixed-asset investment up 20.6% in Jan-Dec
China's fixed asset investment rose 20.6 percent year-on-year to 36.48 trillion yuan ($5.81 trillion) in 2012, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.

China's Dec PPI drops 1.9%
China's producer price index, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, fell 1.9 percent year-on year-in December.

China's Dec inflation rises to 2.5%
China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.5 percent year-on-year in December, said the National Bureau of Statistics.

China's Dec trade surplus rises to $32b
In December alone, the value of Chinese exports gained 14.1 percent from one year earlier, up from November's unexpectedly-weak 2.9 percent rise. The value of imports rose 6 percent year-on-year last month, improving from November when there was no growth.

New yuan loans down for 3rd month
Chinese lenders extended fewer new yuan loans for the third month in a row in December as non-bank financing continued to become more common, according to central bank data released on Thursday.

China's Dec PMI flat at 50.6%
China's Purchasing Managers' Index for manufacturing sector remained at 50.6 percent in December, flat with the November level.
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