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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Exchange rate Rmb:US$ (av) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 7.25 | 7.17 | 7.08 | 7.00 | 6.97 | 6.90 | 6.84 | 6.85 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.84 |
| 2009 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 |
| 2010 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.82 | 6.78 | 6.79 | 6.74 | 6.67 | 6.66 | 6.65 |
| Exchange rate Rmb:US$ (end-period) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 7.19 | 7.11 | 7.02 | 7.00 | 6.95 | 6.86 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 6.82 | 6.83 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| 2009 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 |
| 2010 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.79 | 6.78 | 6.81 | 6.70 | 6.69 | 6.68 | 6.62 |
| Real effective exchange rate (2000=100; CPI basis) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 100.26 | 102.10 | 100.63 | 101.90 | 102.86 | 104.06 | 103.85 | 106.37 | 109.11 | 113.06 | 115.02 | 111.85 |
| 2009 | 112.90 | 114.23 | 115.84 | 114.10 | 111.21 | 109.78 | 109.26 | 108.47 | 107.22 | 105.68 | 105.23 | 106.16 |
| 2010 | 106.36 | 107.79 | 107.44 | 108.03 | 110.73 | 112.17 | 110.96 | 109.65 | 109.37 | 107.24 | 108.26 | n/a |
| Money supply M1 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 20.5 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 9.0 |
| 2009 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 18.7 | 24.8 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 34.6 | 33.2 |
| 2010 | 39.0 | 35.0 | 29.9 | 31.3 | 29.9 | 24.6 | 22.9 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 22.1 | n/a |
| Money supply M2 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 18.9 | 17.4 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 17.8 |
| 2009 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 25.4 | 25.9 | 25.7 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 29.3 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 28.4 |
| 2010 | 26.1 | 25.5 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 19.5 | n/a |
| Deposit rate (end-period; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2010 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Prime lending rate (end-period; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| 2009 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Industrial production (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | n/a | 15.4 | 17.8 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 2009 | n/a | 11.0 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 16.1 | 19.2 | 18.5 |
| 2010 | n/a | 12.8 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
| Retail sales of consumer goods (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 21.2 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 20.8 | 19.0 |
| 2009 | 18.5 | 11.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 20.6 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 17.5 |
| 2010 | 18.2 | 32.3 | 21.5 | 23.2 | 18.7 | 24.0 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 21.6 |
| Shanghai “A” share price index (end-period; Feb 21st 1992=100) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 4,600 | 4,563 | 3,643 | 3,875 | 3,603 | 2,870 | 2,912 | 2,517 | 2,409 | 1,816 | 1,965 | 1,925 |
| 2009 | 2,090 | 2,187 | 2,491 | 2,591 | 2,764 | 2,996 | 3,582 | 2,799 | 2,917 | 3,144 | 3,351 | 3,437 |
| 2010 | 3,135 | 3,200 | 3,260 | 3,009 | 2,718 | 2,514 | 2,764 | 2,765 | 2,782 | 3,121 | 2,953 | 2,890 |
| Consumer prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| 2009 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 2010 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| Producer prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 2.0 | -1.1 |
| 2009 | -3.4 | -4.5 | -6.0 | -6.6 | -7.2 | -7.8 | -8.2 | -7.9 | -7.0 | -5.8 | -2.1 | 1.7 |
| 2010 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Total exports fob (US$ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 109.6 | 87.3 | 108.9 | 118.7 | 120.5 | 121.1 | 136.6 | 135.4 | 136.7 | 128.5 | 115.0 | 111.1 |
| 2009 | 90.5 | 64.9 | 90.2 | 91.9 | 88.7 | 95.5 | 105.4 | 103.6 | 115.9 | 110.6 | 113.7 | 130.7 |
| 2010 | 109.5 | 94.5 | 112.1 | 119.9 | 131.7 | 137.4 | 145.6 | 139.3 | 145.0 | 135.9 | 153.4 | 154.2 |
| Total imports cif (US$ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 90.2 | 79.1 | 95.8 | 102.4 | 100.8 | 100.4 | 111.5 | 106.0 | 106.7 | 92.7 | 74.6 | 72.0 |
| 2009 | 51.4 | 60.1 | 71.9 | 79.0 | 75.7 | 87.5 | 95.2 | 88.2 | 103.2 | 86.9 | 94.7 | 112.3 |
| 2010 | 95.4 | 86.9 | 119.3 | 118.3 | 112.2 | 117.3 | 116.8 | 119.3 | 128.0 | 108.9 | 130.6 | 141.1 |
| Trade balance fob-cif (US$ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 19.4 | 8.2 | 13.2 | 16.4 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 25.1 | 29.3 | 30.0 | 35.8 | 40.4 | 39.0 |
| 2009 | 39.1 | 4.8 | 18.3 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 23.8 | 18.9 | 18.4 |
| 2010 | 14.1 | 7.6 | -7.2 | 1.6 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 28.7 | 20.0 | 16.9 | 27.0 | 22.8 | 13.1 |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 1,592 | 1,649 | 1,684 | 1,759 | 1,799 | 1,811 | 1,847 | 1,886 | 1,908 | 1,882 | 1,888 | 1,949 |
| 2009 | 1,917 | 1,915 | 1,957 | 2,012 | 2,093 | 2,135 | 2,178 | 2,224 | 2,288 | 2,344 | 2,405 | 2,416 |
| 2010 | 2,432 | 2,441 | 2,464 | 2,507 | 2,456 | 2,471 | 2,556 | 2,565 | 2,667 | 2,780 | 2,786 | 2,866 |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Haver Analytics. | ||||||||||||
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