Economy & Trade

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%

Consumption vitality of China’s tier-1 cities

Hangzhou surpassed Beijing and Shanghai in terms of GDP per capita. Beijing was the most active city compared with Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou. Beijing has invested

China’s best performing cities in 2018, led by Shenzhen & Chongqing

Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing, and Guiyang have made it to the top 10 best performing cities in China for four consecutive years. Among them, Chengdu that

China’s GDP growth 2018; consumption expenditure contributed 76.2%

In the whole year of 2018, the gross domestic product (GDP) of China totaled 90,030.9 billion yuan (US$13,280.9 billion), a year-on-year increase of 6.6% at

China GDP overview for Q3 2018

The gross domestic product (GDP) of China was 65,089.9 billion yuan (US$9,368.51 bn) in the first three quarters of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%

China’s CPI up 2.1% YoY in Jul 2018

In July 2018, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China grew by 2.1% year-on-year to 102.1, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China.

China’s CPI up 1.9% in Jun 2018

In June 2018, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China grew by 1.9% year-on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China. Of which,

China’s GDP grew by 6.8% to US$6,263 bn in H1 2018

The gross domestic product (GDP) of China was 41,896.1 billion yuan (US$6,262.90 bn) in the first half year of 2018, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%

China’s CPI up 1.8% in May 2018

In May 2018, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in China grew by 1.8% year-on-year, according to National Bureau of Statistics of China. Of which, the

How the crayfish played its $42 bn role in China’s economic growth

With the coming of summer and the World Cup, a wave of crayfish (or Xiaolongxia) sales is coming in China. Crayfish are not just a

CIW eBooks

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

eBook: Launch Product in China with Tmall Key Box

Launched in 2017, Hey Box of Alibaba’s Tmall is designed specifically to provide new product release marketing solutions to brands. 50 million new products were