皇冠体育app's manufacturing activities fell to a nine-month low this month, according to a preliminary survey from HSBC.
皇冠体育app's actual use of foreign capital in May stood at $9.26 billion, up 0.29 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
Oil prices dropped Monday amid a sharp decline in 皇冠体育app's exports in May. 皇冠体育app's exports inched up merely 1 percent year on year in May.
皇冠体育app's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year-on-year in May, down from 2.4 percent in April.
皇冠体育app's producer price index, which measures inflation at the wholesale level, fell 2.9 percent year-on-year in May, NBS announced.
皇冠体育app's industrial value-added output rose 9.2 percent year-on-year in May, down from April's 9.3-percent increase, the National Bureau of Statistics said
皇冠体育app's urban fixed asset investment rose 20.4 percent year-on-year to 13.12 trillion yuan ($2.13 trillion) in the first five months.
There will be almost seven million college graduates in 2013, promising the toughest job hunting season.
Expansion of the country's non-manufacturing industries slowed to an eight-month low last month, indicated by a purchasing managers' index of 54.3.
皇冠体育app's Purchasing Managers' Index for the manufacturing sector rose to 50.8 percent in May from 50.6 percent in April.
In 皇冠体育app, market watchers are digesting the first contraction in factory activity since October.
皇冠体育app's manufacturing activity fell into contraction for the first time since October, a preliminary survey from the HSBC showed.
皇冠体育app's fiscal revenue grew 6.1 percent year-on-year to 1.14 trillion yuan in April, according to data released Monday by the Ministry of Finance.
皇冠体育app's urban fixed asset investment growth accelerated 20.6 percent year on year to 9.13 trillion yuan ($147.29 billion) in the first four months of the year.
皇冠体育app's industrial value-added output rose 9.3 percent year-on-year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday. 皇冠体育app Economy by Numbers
皇冠体育app's producer price index (PPI), which measures inflation at the wholesale level, fell 2.6 percent year on year in April.
皇冠体育app's consumer price index grew 2.4 percent year on year in April, up from 2.1 percent in March.
皇冠体育app's Consumer Price Index (CPI) is likely to grow between 2.2 percent and 2.3 percent in April from a year earlier.
皇冠体育app's exports increased 14.7 percent year on year in April, while import surges 16.8 percent, the General Administration of Customs said Wednesday.
Subdued factory and investment growth probably capped 皇冠体育app's inflation in April and depressed producer prices for a 14th consecutive month, a Reuters poll showed, clouding the outlook for the Chinese economy.