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.     

Decline of US Investment in China Should Not Be a Trend

At the routine press conference of the Ministry of Commerce ,(MOFCOM)on May 17, it was released that the investment from the US to China from January to April witnessed decline.During the period, 475 companies were set up, down by 3.85% year on year and the real investment amount was US$1028 million, decreased by 28% year on year. On June 15, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) officially released the utilization of foreign investment in China from January to May in 2011.According to Yao Jian, the spokesman of MOFCOM, the investment from US to China from Januaryto May continued to be in decline, with the total investment for the past five months in 2011 as USS1285 million, down by 24.12% year on year.In contrast, in the same period, the investment from ten Asian countries (regions) including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and South Korea reached US$41,236 billion, an increase of 29.28% year on year, and the investment from 27 EU countries amounted to US$2,929 billion, an increase of 9.02% from the previous year.     

Chinese Demand for Gold Surges

Chinese demand for gold is surging and the annual demand in 2011 hit 761.05 tonnes (t).This amount is up 33.2 percent over the previous year according to recent data released by the China Gold Association. From gold jewelry to gold bars,Chinese demand for gold saw a boom in various fields in 2011.Among them,the consumption of gold jewelry amounted to 456.66t,a 27.9 percent increase over 2010.The consumption of gold bars increased to 213.85t,up 50.7 percent year on year and the consumption of gold coins hit 20.80t,up 25.2 year on year.The consumption of gold used in industry reached 53.22t,a 12.3 percent increase year on year.     

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.     

Im/Ex in May,2010：Exports Continued Recovery in May

On June 10, 2010, General Administration of Customs of the People＇s China （GAC） Republic of released the profile of China foreign trade import and export in May and the first five months of this year. China returned to a trade surplus in April on strong exports growth after posting its first monthly deficit in almost six years in March, and Chinas exports surged by 48.5 percent year on year in May, while the imports climbed 48.3 percent, the General Administration of Customs （GAC） announced.     

China scores record deals at MIPTV despite global economic downturn

The import and export of electronic and information products in China went down 30.3 percent year on year in the first two months, data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed on April 3.     

China＇s imports, exports continue falling, but rate eases

China＇s imports and exports continued falling year on year in June, but the pace of decline eased, the General Administration of Customs announced on July 10.     

China＇s credit card debt continues to expand

Credit card debt at least six months overdue in China rose 126.5 percent year on year in the first three quarters of 2009 to RMB 7.43 billion （US$1.09 billion）, the People＇s Bank of China, the central bank, said on November 30.     

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CPI:2.7%↑in Feb. China's consumer price index (CPI),a main gauge of inflation,rose 2.7 percent year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on March 11. Food prices rose 6.2 percent last month year on year,with non-food     

China＇s industrial output grew 5.1↑in Q1

China＇s industrial output grew 5.1 percent year on year in the first quarter, down 11.3 percentage points from the first quarter of 2008, the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） said on April 16.