Land suppty： 135% ↑ in H1

China provided 56,000 hectares of land for residential use in the first six months of 2010, up 135 percent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Land and Resources.     

Exports： 45.7% ↑ in Feb.

China＇s new yuan-denominated lending in February stood at RMB 700.1 billion （US$102.65 billion）, half that ofJanuary＇s RMB 1.39 trillion, the People＇s Bank of China （PBOC, the central bank） said on March 11.     

Retail sales： 17% ↑ during Spring Festival

China＇s retail sales hit RMB 340 bil- lion （US$49.8 billion） during the ＂golden week＂ of Spring Festival, up 17.2 percent over the same period of last year, the Ministry of Commerce （MOC） said on February 19.     

GDP：6.1%↑in Q1

China＇s economy expanded by 6.1 percent year on year in the first quarter, official data showed on April 16.     

Peanut export：9%↑in H1

China＇s exports of peanuts rose 9 percent year on year in the first half of this year, but the total export value fell because of lower prices paid for the commodity, an official said on July 29.     

Retail sales： 17.9% ↑ in Q1

China＇s retail sales, the main gauge of consumer spending in the world＇s fastest-growing economy, rose 17.9 percent year on year to RMB 3.64 trillion （US$532.56 billion） in the first quarter this year, the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） said on April 15.     

Retait sates： 18.2%↑ in H1

China＇s retail sales grew 18.2 percent to RMB 7.27 trillion （US$1.06 trillion） in the first halfoftheyear from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） announced on July 15,     

FDI： 27.48 % ↑ in May

The amount of foreign direct investment （FDI） into China in May rose by 27.48 percent year on year to US$8.13 billion, said Yao Jian, spokes- man of the Ministry of Commerce （MOC）, June 12.     

中国外汇储备已达1．3万多亿美元

中国人民银行11日公布数据称，到今年6月末，国家外汇储备余额为13326亿美元，同比增长41．6％。中国外汇储备增长势头依然迅猛。     

Retail sates： 17.9% ↑ in Jury

China＇s retail sales, the main gauge of consumer spending, rose 1Z9 percent year on year in July to RMB 1.22 trillion （US$180.8 bil- lion）, the National Bureau of Statis- tics （NBS） announced August 11.     

Fixed-asset investment： 30,1% ↑ in 2609

China posted a drastic increase in fixed-asset investment in 2009 as the world＇s third largest economy aimed to spend more on property, roads and other infrastructures to sustain the economic growth.     

China＇s fixed asset investment：28.8%↑in Q1

China＇s fixed asset investment in the first quarter rose 28.8 percent year on year to RMB 2.81 trillion（US$411.4 billion）, the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） announced on April 16.     

FDI：rises 7%↑in August

The Asian Development Bank said on September that it had revised its forecast on China＇s year-on-year economic growth to 8.2 percent for 2009.
The new projection for this year is higher than the bank＇s previous forecast of 7 percent on March 31 and above the goal of 8percent set by the central government.     

Deposit reserve requirement ration：0.5%↑

The People＇s Bank of China （PBOC）, the central bank, announced on January 12 to raise the deposit reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points from Jan. 18 this year.     

China＇s imports from Africa： 167% ↑ in Q1

In the first quarter of this year, Chinese imports from Africa amounted to USS15.2 billion, up 167 percent, and bilateral trade amounted to USS27.8 billion, up 76 percent, said Xie Yajing, Chinese Commercial Counselor in charge of Western Asian and African Affairs, on May 26.     

Retail sales： 15.8% ↑ in Nov.

China＇s retail sales rose 15.8 percent year on year to RMB 1.13 trillion （US$166 billion） in November, the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） announced on December 11.     

Retail sales： 15% ↑ in first half year

China＇s retail sales in the first half year rose 15 percent to RMB 5.87 trillion （US$859.60 billion） from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） said on July 16.     

HK＇s port transshipment cargo grows 4.5%

Liu Yanping, general manager of the State-owned airline, told China Daily that the carrier plans to build Lhasa Gonggar Airport, where it is based, ＂into an aviation center that not only links various parts of the autono- mous region but also Tibet and other areas＂.     

Fiscal revenue： 28.4% ↑inOctober

China＇s fiscal revenue for October reached RMB 684.49 billion （US$100 billion）, up 28.4 percent compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Finance announced on November 13.     

Urban fixed-asset investment： 24.9% ↑ in first 11 months

China＇s urban fixed asset investment rose 24.9 percent in the first 11 months year on year to hit RM1321.07 trillion （US$3.19 trillion）, Chinas statistics authority said on December 11.