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China's job market generally stable in Q1
The surveyed urban unemployment rate in China averaged 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1), maintaining the same level as that of the same period last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Thursday.
April16,2026
China records 13.5-pct growth in cross-border trips in Q1
Chinese border authorities handled 185 million entries and exits in the first quarter of 2026, up 13.5 percent from a year earlier, officials said on Friday.
April10,2026
China's GDP expands 5 pct in Q1
China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, 0.5 percentage points faster than that of the fourth quarter of 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Thursday.
April16,2026
NEVs drive Shanghai's auto export boom in Q1
More than 400,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were exported through Shanghai ports in the first quarter of 2026, representing nearly 70 percent of its total auto export, according to Shanghai Customs on Tuesday.
April15,2026
China's foreign trade up 15 pct in Q1
China's foreign trade grew 15 percent year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday.
April14,2026
China's yuan loans grow 8.6 trln yuan in Q1
China's yuan-denominated loans rose 8.6 trillion yuan (about 1.25 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, central bank data showed on Monday.
April14,2026
China's railway construction gains steady momentum in Q1
China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. announced on Saturday that railway construction has been advancing with high quality and efficiency in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, laying a solid foundation for the full-year goals and injecting new vitality into economic and social development.
April13,2026
China's fixed-asset investment up 1.7 pct in Q1
China's fixed-asset investment went up 1.7 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, reversing the 3.8-percent decline recorded for the whole of last year, official data showed Thursday.
April16,2026
China's high-tech industries record robust growth in Q1
Latest tax data show that the Chinese economy has continued to perform steadily, with innovation momentum strengthening, as evidenced by robust revenue growth in high-tech industries in the first quarter of 2026.
April02,2026
China's retail sales post modest recovery in Q1
China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, expanded 2.4 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, official data showed Thursday.
April16,2026
China's service trade grows in Q1 amid tourism boom
China's trade in services expanded 2.3 percent year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, with stellar growth recorded in travel service exports, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Friday.
May09,2026
China's digital industry revenue up 12.9 pct in Q1
China's digital industry generated a revenue of 9.5 trillion yuan (about 1.39 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter, up 12.9 percent from the same period last year.
May14,2026
China Development Bank ups loans for infrastructure in Q1
The China Development Bank said on Tuesday that it has issued loans totaling 369.1 billion yuan (about 51 billion U.S. dollars) for infrastructure development in the first quarter of the year.
April23,2025
China-Europe Railway Express freight volume up 22 pct in Q1
The China-Europe Railway Express handled a total of 5,460 train trips in the first quarter of 2026, with the goods transported reaching 546,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up 29 percent and 22 percent year on year, respectively, data showed on Thursday.
April16,2026
Chinese models dominate Israel's EV sales in Q1
Chinese brands and models dominated the electric car sales charts in Israel in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, according to data released by the Israel Vehicle Importers Association.
April07,2025
Q1 Tesla sales in Chinese mainland higher than in 2024
In the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, sales of Tesla vehicles in the Chinese mainland totaled 137,200 units, surpassing the figure of 132,800 units in the same period of 2024, according to Tesla China.
April07,2025
China's bicycle exports expand in Q1
China's bicycle exports expanded in the first quarter of this year, continuing the recovery momentum since the second half of 2023, according to an industry association.
May13,2024
China remains Singapore's top tourist source in Q1
Singapore recorded 4.31 million visitor arrivals in the first quarter of 2025, on par with the same period last year, with China remaining the top source of tourists, according to data released by the Singapore Tourism Board on Monday.
April22,2025
China's e-commerce sector reports steady growth in Q1
China's e-commerce sector has reported steady growth in the first quarter of the year, boosted by the country's pro-consumption policies such as its large-scale consumer goods trade-in program, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.
April22,2025
China's services trade reports solid growth in Q1
China's services trade saw steady growth in the first quarter of the year, including a steep increase in the trade of travel-related services, official data showed on Tuesday.
April29,2025
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