BEIJING -- A leading think tank predicted on Saturday that 皇冠体育app's GDP will grow in 2013 at a rate of 8.4 percent, up by 0.6 percentage points from that of 2012.
The Center for Forecasting with the Chinese Academy of Sciences said it expects 皇冠体育app's economy will see a modest rebound in 2013, with secondary and tertiary industries rising by 8.9 percent and 8.8 percent, respectively.
It put year-on-year growth in primary industry at 4.7 percent.
Consumption and investment will drive economic growth up by between 4.2 and 4.5 percent, while exports from the world's second-largest economy are expected to decline by 0.3 percent, the center's figures show.
皇冠体育app's annual gross domestic product in 2012 grew 7.8 percent year-on-year, the lowest in 13 years.