China's job market generally stable in Q12026-04-16
The surveyed urban unemployment rate in China averaged 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1), maintaining the same level as that of the same period last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Thursday.
China's retail sales post modest recovery in Q12026-04-16
China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, expanded 2.4 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, official data showed Thursday.
More Chinese cities see rising home prices in March2026-04-16
A growing number of Chinese cities saw month-on-month increases in commercial housing prices in March, driven by more active transaction activity in the property market, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Thursday.
China's fixed-asset investment up 1.7 pct in Q12026-04-16
China's fixed-asset investment went up 1.7 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2026, reversing the 3.8-percent decline recorded for the whole of last year, official data showed Thursday.
NEVs drive Shanghai's auto export boom in Q12026-04-15
More than 400,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs) were exported through Shanghai ports in the first quarter of 2026, representing nearly 70 percent of its total auto export, according to Shanghai Customs on Tuesday.
China's CPI up 1 pct in March2026-04-10
China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year on year in March, official data showed Friday.