economic data

Learning to trust China's economic data

On the whole, China's statistics bureau produces numbers that are generally reliable, but it pays to know which are more accurate than others.

January 25, 2013

What's in the CPI basket and what makes the price change so volatile?

August 20, 2012

We asked our readers last week about the trustworthiness of China’s GDP data.

July 23, 2012

China recorded only a mild slowdown in its economy to 7.6% for the second quarter, but many questions remain.

July 15, 2012

Industrial production surprises on the upside and analysts expect monetary policy to remain loose.

November 11, 2009

Loan growth might be slowing, but this doesn't herald the end of easy credit in China, according to economists.

August 11, 2009