China's farm produce prices rise 0.4% last week
2009-07-30 11:38:23
Prices of agricultural products in 36 Chinese cities rose 0.4 percent from July 20 to 26 from a week earlier, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce Wednesday.
China's peanut export up 9% in H1, value down
2009-07-29 15:57:57
China's exports of peanuts rose 9 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, but the total export value fell because of lower prices paid for the commodity, an official said Wednesday.
Rural outstanding loans hit $1.1 trillion
2009-07-29 13:30:19
China's outstanding loans to the rural sector grew 11.9 percent year-on-year to 7.59 trillion yuan ($1.11 trillion) in the first half, accounting for 20.8 percent of the country's total outstanding loans.
China's first half oil use declines
2009-07-28 15:46:31
China's oil consumption declined in the first half of the year as the country's economy slowed, but it would pick up growth in the second half, the main industry group said.
Machinery output growth declines in H1
2009-07-28 11:59:04
China's machinery industry output expanded 7.28 percent year on year to 4.79 trillion yuan ($701 billion) in the first half of 2009, the slowest growth in the past seven years.
Entrepreneurs confidence up in Q2
2009-07-28 11:58:54
The confidence of Chinese managers in the domestic macro economy had picked up, as the entrepreneurs confidence index reached 68.4 percent in the second quarter this year.