China’s urban unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in the first quarter of this year, climbing by 0.3 percentage points from the previous quarter, according to figures unveiled by the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. The surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas was 5.2 percent in March, falling by 0.2 percentage points from that…
China’s foreign trade recorded steady performances in the first quarter of 2025, with total goods trade volume growing by 1.3 percent year-on-year to 10.3 trillion yuan ($1.41 trillion), data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Monday. China’s total imports and exports reached a record high for the same period between January and March,…
BEIJING – China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, was up 0.5 percent year-on-year in January, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Sunday. The figure was up from the 0.1-percent increase registered last month, largely due to the influence of the Spring Festival holiday, said NBS statistician Dong Lijuan. The core…
BEIJING — The revenues of China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) went up 1.3 percent in 2024 from the previous year, recent official data showed. The SOEs raked in 84.72 trillion yuan ($11.77 trillion) in operating revenues in 2024, data from the Ministry of Finance showed. The combined profits of SOEs edged up 0.4 percent year-on-year to…
China’s consumer prices fell at a slower pace in March, while the annual decline in factory-gate prices deepened, official data showed on Thursday. The country’s consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, fell by 0.1 percent year-on-year in March after a 0.7 percent drop in February, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Within…
Share – WeChat Thanks to Chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our Sponsor
Copyright 1995 – . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested…
As of March 15, the Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2 has generated over 15.019 billion yuan ($2.072 billion) in global box office, surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and become No 5 on the list of the highest-grossing films in global box office history. Thanks to Chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our Sponsor
China’s gross domestic product expanded by 5.4 percent to 31.88 trillion yuan in the first quarter of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. China’s retail sales increased 5.9 percent year-on-year in March, the NBS said. China’s value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, increased 7.7 percent year-on-year in March, the NBS said.…
Editor’s note: China’s consumption surged during the Qingming Festival holiday, also known as the Tomb-Sweeping Day holiday, which ran from Friday to Sunday. Travel, tourism, online shopping and outdoor activities are some key drivers of economic growth during this period. Thanks to Chinadaily.com.cn Please visit: Our Sponsor