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| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | |
| Output | ||||||||
| Real GDP (% change, year on year) | 6.8 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| Industrial production, gross value added (1990 prices; % change, year on year) | 9.7 | 9.0 | 12.3 | 17.9 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 13.5 | 13.3 |
| Electricity production (% change, year on year) | -4.0 | -0.1 | 8.0 | 24.3 | 22.1 | 17.4 | 11.8 | 6.2 |
| Prices | ||||||||
| Consumer prices (2000=100) | 112.5 | 111.7 | 111.7 | 112.6 | 114.9 | 114.7 | 115.4 | 118.0 |
| Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | -0.6 | -1.5 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| Financial indicators | ||||||||
| Exchange rate Rmb:US$ (av) | 6.84 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.82 | 6.77 | 6.66 |
| Exchange rate Rmb:US$ (end-period) | 6.84 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.79 | 6.70 | 6.62 |
| Deposit rate (end-period; %) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Prime lending rate (end-period; %) | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 3-month interbank rate (av; %) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.50 |
| Lending & deposits (end-period; % change, year on year) | ||||||||
| Total loans | 27.1 | 31.9 | 34.2 | 31.7 | 21.8 | 18.2 | 18.5 | 19.9 |
| Short-term loans | 14.2 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 17.1 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 13.4 |
| Medium- & long-term loans | 24.2 | 31.7 | 38.3 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 38.2 | 33.0 | 29.9 |
| Urban & rural savings deposits | 29.6 | 28.3 | 24.9 | 19.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 16.3 |
| M1 (end-period; Rmb bn) | 17,654 | 19,314 | 20,171 | 22,145 | 22,940 | 24,058 | 24,382 | n/a |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | 17.0 | 24.8 | 29.5 | 33.2 | 29.9 | 24.6 | 20.9 | n/a |
| M2 (end-period; Rmb bn) | 53,063 | 56,892 | 58,541 | 61,022 | 64,995 | 67,392 | 69,647 | n/a |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | 25.4 | 28.4 | 29.3 | 28.4 | 22.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | n/a |
| Shanghai “A” share price index (end-period; Feb 21st 1992=100) | 2,491 | 2,996 | 2,917 | 3,437 | 3,260 | 2,514 | 2,782 | 2,890 |
| Shanghai “A” share price index (% change, year on year) | -31.6 | 4.4 | 21.1 | 78.6 | 30.9 | -16.1 | -4.6 | -15.9 |
| Sectoral trends (% change, year on year) | ||||||||
| Retail sales, consumer goods | 15.0 | 16.8 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 23.7 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 22.0 |
| Foreign trade (US$ bn) | ||||||||
| Exports fob | 245.5 | 276.1 | 324.9 | 355.0 | 316.1 | 389.0 | 429.8 | 443.5 |
| Imports cif | -183.3 | -242.2 | -286.6 | -293.9 | -301.6 | -347.7 | -364.1 | -380.6 |
| Trade balance | 62.2 | 33.9 | 38.3 | 61.1 | 14.5 | 41.3 | 65.7 | 62.9 |
| Capital flows (US$ bn) | ||||||||
| Foreign direct investment | 21.8 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 26.3 | 23.4 | 28.0 | 22.9 | 31.4 |
| Foreign direct investment (% change, year on year) | -20.6 | -15.0 | -5.6 | 45.7 | 7.7 | 31.8 | 10.3 | 19.5 |
| Reserves excl gold (end-period) | 1,957 | 2,135 | 2,288 | 2,416 | 2,464 | 2,471 | 2,667 | n/a |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; China Statistical Information Centre; National Bureau of Statistics, China Monthly Economic Indicators; People's Bank of China, Quarterly Statistics Bulletin. | ||||||||
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