Economy

China's GDP grows 11.9% in Q1

By Wang Xiaotian and Zhang Jiawei (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-04-15 10:05
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China GDP grew 11.9 percent in the first quarter of 2010, 5.7 percentage points higher than the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday.

The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 2.2 percent in the first quarter, and was down 0.7 percent in March, the NBS said.