China's National Bureau of Statistics has published the results of the economy for the 3rd quarter. Year-on-year, growth was 4.5% and, compared to the previous quarter, 1.2%. The official target for the year is in the range between 4.5 and 5% and is likely to be achieved. These figures may seem low compared to past performance, especially before the Covid-19 epidemic, but the size of the Chinese economy is much larger and the increase in absolute value of activity remains very significant.

China is therefore holding up well despite a very unfavourable international environment with rising ...

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The frequently critical comments about the slowdown in the growth of the Chinese economy do not help to understand the action of its leaders and the direction in which the country is heading. A range of between 4.5 and 5% had been chosen for GDP growth in 2026. The figures for the 1st half of the year placed it at the bottom of this range and the latest forecasts for the 3rd quarter estimate it to be even lower. While business and public sector investment remains dynamic, household consumption is growing little and the main driver of the Chinese ...

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The National Bureau of Statistics in Beijing has just published the figures for the 2nd quarter of 2026 of the Chinese economy. Year-on-year growth was 4.3% after 5% in the 1st quarter, i.e., over the 1st half of the year, a pace of 4.7% in the range between 4.5 and 5% which is the authorities' target for 2026. The only figure that caught the attention of commentators was 4.3%, pointing out that it is one of the lowest levels in recent decades. It was interpreted as a sign of the difficulties that the country would ...

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