Economy & Trade

Chinese public-listed internet companies: U.S. vs. HK

Hong Kong lists 23% of Chinese public internet companies, accounting for 52.5% of their total market value while the United States lists 40% accounting for

China CPI up 3.3% in April 2020

China’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up by 3.3% year-on-year in April 2020, with an increase of 3.0% in urban and 4.0% in rural, according

China Purchasing Managers Index for April 2020

The manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in China was 50.8% in April 2020, 1.2 percentage points lower than the previous month; the non-manufacturing business activity

Chinese cities issuing billions worth of e-coupons to stimulate consumption

Wuhan city government announced last Friday that it has officially launched “Wuhan Purchase 2020 consumption promotion campaign” with WeChat Pay and other platforms, which will

China per capita income down 3.9% in Q1 2020, expenditure down 12.5%

In Q1 2020, the nationwide per capita disposable income of residents was 8,561 yuan, a nominal increase of 0.8% year on year, or a real decrease of

China GDP declined by 6.8% in Q1 2020

The gross domestic product (GDP) of China was 20,650.4 billion yuan (US$2,908.74 billion) in the first quarter of 2020, a year-on-year decrease of 6.8% at

China CPI up 4.3% in March 2020, pork up 116%

China’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up by 4.3% year-on-year in March 2020, with an increase of 4.0% in urban areas and 5.3% in rural

China CPI up 5.2% in Feb 2020

In February 2020, China’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up by 5.2% year-on-year, with an increase of 4.8% in urban areas and 6.3% in rural

China’s economy 2019 in 9 charts

The gross domestic product (GDP) of China in 2019 was 99,086.5 billion yuan, up by 6.1% over the previous year according to preliminary estimation of

China consumer price index up 4.5% in Dec 2019

In December 2019, China’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up by 4.5% year-on-year, with an increase of 4.2% in urban areas and 5.3% in rural

Best performing cities in China in 2019

Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities in China series has been tracking the economic performance of Chinese cities since 2015. In 2019, the top 10 in the

China GDP overview for the first half of 2019

The gross domestic product (GDP) of China was 45,093.3 billion yuan (US$6,565.68 billion) in the first half of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 6.3% at

Alibaba Group and Yiwu city government to establish eWTP hub

Alibaba Group has entered into a strategic collaboration with the municipal government of Yiwu in Zhejiang Province to launch an eWTP hub in Yiwu to

China internet economy to exceed US$893 billion by 2020

China’s internet economy generated nearly 3.7 trillion yuan (US$551 bn) in revenues in 2017, an increase of 42.5% year-on-year. This market has rebound back from

China GDP unexpectedly rose 6.4% to exceed US$3T in Q1 2019

The gross domestic product (GDP) of China amounted to 21,343.3 billion yuan (around US$3,180.22bn) for the first three months of 2019 (Q1 2019), up 6.4%

CIW eBooks

eBook: Small Town Youth, New Growth Engine in China

The average monthly disposable income of new small-town youths from China’s lower-tier cities is 3,730 yuan, compared with 5,401 yuan of young people in China’s

eBook: China E-Commerce Factories

E-commerce factory is the collaboration of the manufacturing industry and the internet. Under the circumstances of retail sector being depressed while the traffic of e-commerce