China's Exports Drop 6.1%, Imports Fell 14.3% In August
China's exports in RMB terms declined 6.1% year-on-year in August, compared with 8.9% contraction in July. The country's Imports fell sharply by 14.3% year-on-year in August, from a 8.6% contraction in...
View ArticleChina's CPI Up 2%; PPI Declines 5.9% In August
China's consumer price index (CPI) inflation climbed to 2.0% year-on-year in August, 0.4 percentage point higher than July and also higher than market expectations, largely due to rising food prices....
View ArticleChina's New Loans Decline To RMB810B In August
China’s new RMB loans declined to RMB810 billion in August, down from July's RMB1.48 trillion. Total social financing aggregate came in at RMB1.08 trillion in the month, up from RMB718.8 billion...
View ArticleChina's Caixin Flash PMI Drops To 47 In September
The flash Caixin/Markit China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) declined further to 47 in September, down from the final reading of 47.3 from August and contrasted with market expectations...
View ArticleChina's Official PMI Inches Up To 49.8 In September
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI), the bellwether of large industrial firms, inched up to 49.8 in September from 49.7 in August. In the meantime, the Caixin manufacturing...
View ArticleChina's Exports Drop 1.1%, Imports Fell 17.7% In September
China’s exports in RMB terms fell 1.1% year-on-year in September, above market consensus of a decline of 7.4%, and compares with a 6.1% drop in August. Imports remained weak and contracted 17.7%...
View ArticleChina's CPI Up 1.6%; PPI Declines 5.9% In September
China's consumer price index (CPI) moderated to 1.6% year-on-year increase in September, down from 2.0% in August, due to a high base for comparison and a moderation in food inflation. Producer price...
View ArticleChina's New Loans Rose To RMB1.05T In September
China’s new RMB loans rose to RMB1.05 trillion in September, above market expectations and compared with RMB809.6 billion recorded in August. For the third quarter as a whole, new loans surged to...
View ArticleChina's GDP Growth Slows To 6.9% During Q3
China’s GDP growth slowed to 6.9% year-on-year in the third quarter 2015, down from 7.0% during the first half, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. Domestic activity...
View ArticleChina's Official PMI Unchanged At 49.8 In October
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI), the bellwether of large industrial firms, was unchanged at 49.8 in October. The indicator has remained below 50 for three straight months...
View ArticleChina's Exports Drop 3.6%, Imports Fell 16% In October
China’s exports fell 3.6% year-on-year in October, compared with a 1.1% decline in September. Imports contracted 16% year-on-year in October, from a 17.7% drop in September. As imports fell much faster...
View ArticleChina's CPI Up 1.3%; PPI Declines 5.9% In October
China's consumer price index (CPI) moderated to 1.3% year-on-year in October, down from a 1.3% increase in September. On a month-on-month basis, CPI fell 0.3%, compared with a 0.1% increase in...
View ArticleChina's New Loans Drop Sharply To RMB514B In October
China’s RMB loans declined sharply to RMB513.6 billion in October, from RMB1,050 billion in September, below market expectations of RMB800 billion. The country's total social financing aggregate also...
View ArticleChina's Official PMI Edges Down To 49.6 In November
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI), the bellwether of large industrial firms, edged down to 49.6 in November from 49.8 in October. The market has been expecting the...
View ArticleChina's Exports Drop 3.7%, Imports Fell 5.6% In November
China’s exports in fell 3.7% year-on-year in November, compared with a 3.6% decline in October. Imports in contracted 5.6% year-on-year in November, from a 16.0% drop in October. The trade surplus...
View ArticleChina's CPI Up 1.5%; PPI Declines 5.9% In November
China's consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.5% year-on-year in November, slightly up from 1.3% in October as food inflation accelerated. Producer price index (PPI) declined 5.9% year-on-year in November,...
View ArticleChina's New Loans Rebound To RMB709B In November
China's new RMB loans rebounded to RMB708.9 billion in November, compared with RMB513.6 billion recorded in October. Aside from seasonal factors driving up new loans, the rebound was weaker than...
View ArticleChina's Official PMI Edges Up To 49.7 In December
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI), edged up to 49.7 in December, less than market expectation. Despite the uptick in December, the PMI has remained below the benchmark...
View ArticleChina's CPI Up 1.6%; PPI Declines 5.9% In December
China's consumer price index (CPI) edged up to 1.6% in December, from 1.5% in November. The rise was largely driven by food prices, which rose 2.7%, and contributed 0.91 percentage point to the...
View ArticleChina's Exports Grew 2.3%, Imports Fell 4% In December
China’s exports rebounded to grow 2.3% year-on-year in December, much higher than the 3.7% drop in November and market consensus of a 4.1% contraction. Imports contracted 4.0% in December, from a...
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