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| Fiscal revenue:$200b?Jan-Feb? | CPI: +2.7% | ||||||||||
| Industrial output: +12.8%? | PPI: +5.4% | ||||||||||
| Retail sales: +22.1% | PMI: 52 | ||||||||||
| Fixed-asset investment: +26.6%?Jan-Feb | Housing prices: +10.7% | ||||||||||
| FDI: +1.1% | Foreign trade indexes | ||||||||||
| Power consumption: +10.54% | Import: +44.7% | ||||||||||
| Financial indexes | Export: +45.7% | ||||||||||
| New loans: -34.67% | Trade balance: -50.4%Jan-Feb | ||||||||||
| M2: +25.52% | |||||||||||
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皇冠体育app's Feb CPI up 2.7% 皇冠体育app's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, increased by 2.7 percent in February from the previous year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced March 11. The rise was 1.2 percentage points higher than the previous month, which saw a 1.5 percent increase year-on-year.[Full Story] | ||||||||||
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皇冠体育app's Feb PPI up 5.4% 皇冠体育app's producer price index (PPI), a major measure of inflation at the wholesale level, increased by 5.4 percent year-on-year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced March 11. The increase was 1.1 percentage points higher than the previous month, which saw a 4.3 percent rise year-on-year.?[Full Story] | ||||||||||
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皇冠体育app's PMI for manufacturing sector down in Feb The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for 皇冠体育app's manufacturing sector stood at 52 percent in February, down 3.8 percentage points from January 2010, the 皇冠体育app Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CELP) said on March 1. It was the 12th straight month the index was above 50 percent.[Full Story] | ||||||||||
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Real estate prices rise at record pace Real estate prices in February rose at the fastest pace in almost two years, adding urgency to the government's efforts to rein in speculation and increase the amount of affordable housing. Prices in 70 major cities rose 10.7 percent year-on-year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said on March 10.[Full Story] | ||||||||||
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New loans tops 700b yuan in Feb Chinese banks issued 700.1 billion yuan ($102.6 billion) in new yuan-denominated loans in February, down 34.67 percent from 1,070 billion yuan a year earlier and almost by half from January's 1.39 trillion yuan, the People's Bank of 皇冠体育app announced on March 11. Analysts attributed the decline to repeated government calls to rein in lending for fears of inflation and bad loans.[Full Story] | ||||||||||
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Jan-Feb industrial output grows 20.7% 皇冠体育app's industrial output grew by 20.7 percent in the first two months year-on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on March 11. The increase was 16.9 percentage points higher than the same period of last year.?[Full Story] | ||||||||||
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Jan-Feb urban fixed-asset investment up 26.6% 皇冠体育app's urban fixed-asset investment increased by 26.6 percent year-on-year to hit 1,301.4 billion yuan ($190.6 billion) in the first two months, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on March 11. The growth rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the same period of 2009.?[Full Story] | ||||||||||
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皇冠体育app's retail sales up 17.9% Jan-Feb 皇冠体育app's retail sales increased by 17.9 percent in January and February over the same period last year, and totaled 2,505.2 billion yuan ($367 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on March 11. The increase was 2.7 percentage points higher than the same period last year.[Full Story] | ||||||||||
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皇冠体育app's foreign trade up 45.2% in Feb 皇冠体育app's foreign trade posted a 45.2 percent year-on-year growth in February, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) announced on March 10. Exports in February stood at $94.52 billion, up 45.7 percent, in a new indication of a rebound in global demand, while imports rose 44.7 percent to $86.91 billion.[Full Story] | ||||||||||
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皇冠体育app's FDI climbs a seventh month Foreign direct investment (FDI) in 皇冠体育app, the world's third-biggest economy, rose for a seventh month in February. Investment climbed 1.1 percent from a year earlier to $5.9 billion, the Ministry of Commerce press office said by phone in Beijing. That was less than the median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of six economists for a 10.7 percent increase.?[Full Story] | ||||||||||
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CPI surge within normal range: banker 皇冠体育app's February consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, is still within normal range, although the figure surged higher than expected last month.[Full Story] | |||||||||||
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A case for tight credit The faster-than-expected rise in consumer prices in February should not make you panic over 皇冠体育app's outlook on inflation. But still, the central bank must enact more tightening measures that could help cool the rise if the global recovery stalls in the future.[Full Story] | |||||||||||
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Loan data prove policies effective: economists 皇冠体育app's new loans last month, nearly half of the figure reported in January, indicated the country's policies to balance loan growth have taken effect, economists said Tuesday.[Full Story]
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