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.     

Guangzhou port cargo： 12% ↑ in H1

Growth of China＇s foreign exchange reserves are slowing as the total reached US$2.4543 trillion by the end of June, up 15.1 percent year on year, the People＇s Bank of China （PBOC）, the central bank, announced on July 11.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Urban fixed-asset investment： 30.5%↑ in first 4 months

China＇s urban fixed-asset investment in the first four months rose 30.5 percent year on year to RMB 3.71 trillion （US$543.2 billion）, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on May 12.     

Urban fixed asset investment： 26.1% ↑ in first 4 months

Urban fixed asset investment in China for the first four months this year rose 26.1 percent to RMB 4.67 trillion （US$684.4 billion） year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics （NBS） announced on May 11.     

China urban fixed-asset investment： 32.9% ↑ in first five months

China＇s urban fixed-asset investment in the first five months rose 32.9 percent year on year to RMB 5.352 trillion （US$787 billion）, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on June 2.     

China construction Bank： net profit 34.1% ↑ in2008

China Construction Bank reported a net profit of RMB 92.6 billion （US13.6 billion） in 2008, up 34.1 percent year on year, with earnings per share up 33.3 percent at RMB 0.4, the bank said on March 27.     

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： 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.     

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,     

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.     

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.     

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.     

央行货币政策委员会提出：保持人民币稳定

日前召开的中国人民银行货币政策委员会2003年第一季度例会提出，当前应继续保持人民币利率和汇率政策的稳定。     

China＇s retail sales：9%↑during May holidy

China＇s retail sales climbed 9 percent from a year ago to about RMB 12 billion （US$1.76 billion） during the three-day May Day holiday, the Ministry of Commerce said.     

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.     

Industrial output： 11% ↑ in 2009

China＇s GDP per capita is expected to climb to US$4000 by the end of next year, according to the 2010 social blue book issued on December 22. According to Li Peilin, director of the Sociology Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, which compiled the book, GDP per capita has been growing rapidly in recent years.