Beijing, May 31 (IANS) China’s manufacturing activity slowed further in May as new export orders contracted and input costs kept rising, according to a survey by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released on Sunday. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped to a three-month low of 50 from 50.3 in April, with the 50-point mark separating growth from contraction, the data showed.While the supply rose during the period, the demand weakened further, with the…
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New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) China’s latest unemployment figures have drawn renewed scrutiny, as official data point to a modest rise in joblessness, while analysts are of the view that the situation is far worse, according to a media article. According to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the country’s surveyed urban unemployment rate climbed to 5.3 per cent in February, marking a six-month high, according to the article published in Uganda’s PML Daily.The rise in unemp…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The consumer price index (CPI) of China — a main gauge of inflation — increased 1.3 percent YoY last month, driven by the effects of the Spring Festival holiday, official data showed.The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increased 1.8 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).Data also revealed that the producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went down 0.9 percent…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) China’s nationwide primary property sales are expected to fall 10–14 per cent as a persistent glut of completed housing keeps a market recovery out of reach, a new report has said.The report from S&P Global said the completed primary inventory rose for the sixth year in a row to 766 million square metres by 2025 end, up 1.6 per cent (year-on-year).Completed inventory at end-2025 was 45 per cent higher than the 10-year average prior to the downturn, the report further …
Beijing/New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The continued low birth rate in recent years in China shows that the damage caused to the population demographic, due to its one-child policy, may be irreversible, according to a media report.While Beijing has accelerated family-support policies and childcare subsidies, the birth count plummeted to a record low last year — falling by about 10 million from its 2016 peak, the South China Morning Post reported. China’s population shrank for a fourth consecutive y…
Beijing, Jan 10 (IANS) China’s inflation ticked up in the final month of 2025 — highest in 34 months — and the decline in producer prices further narrowed as government policies aimed at boosting domestic demand continued to make a positive impact on the economy.With the New Year’s spending boost, China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.8 per cent year on year in December, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.”The CPI increase in December expan…