China's economic growth picks up in third quarter, beating expectations
BEIJING: China’s economic growth rebounded to 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, beating expectations and easing the pressure on policymakers for delivering more aggressive stimulus measures to meet the annual target. The third-quarter gross domestic product growth rate, released by the Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, beat the forecast for 4.4% growth in a Reuters poll, and improved…
China's economic growth rebounded to 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, surpassing expectations and easing pressure on policymakers to implement more aggressive stimulus measures to meet the annual target. The Bureau of Statistics released the third-quarter GDP growth rate, which improved from the three-year low of 4.3% in the previous quarter and beat the forecast of 4.4% growth.
While Beijing has heavily relied on exports for growth this year, the engine faces growing pressure due to weak domestic demand and escalating trade tensions with the European Union.
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