China records 4.6% GDP growth in first three quarters of 2026

China's gross domestic product expanded by 4.6 percent to reach 107.11 trillion yuan in the first three quarters of 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, rose 5.5 percent year-on-year in September, the bureau said.

China's retail sales increased 1.1 percent year-on-year in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said.

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