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National Bureau of Statistics

China’s ‘noodle’ economy cursed by dodgy data

October 24, 2023October 23, 2023 by China Factor Staff

President Xi’s regime is determined to hide the truth as fiction appears more palatable than facts

Categories Economic Gloom Tags Communist Party of China, National Bureau of Statistics, News, President Xi Jinping, Property Collapse, Slowing Economy Leave a comment

Covid-19 curbs leave China’s economy creaking

November 1, 2022October 31, 2022 by China Factor Staff

President Xi Jinping’s ideological push is wrecking the country’s manufacturing base and stifling consumer demand

Categories Business Stress Tags China, Consumer Spending, Economic Crisis, National Bureau of Statistics, News, Slumping Manufacturing, Zero-Covid Policy Leave a comment

China’s economy is plagued by numbers game

March 16, 2022March 15, 2022 by Juweihu

Dodgy data appears to have infected the DNA of the nation and wrecked credibility in Beijing’s system

Categories Economic Risks Tags Beijing, China, ChinaFactor, Corruption In Numbers, Dodgy Data, National Bureau of Statistics, News Leave a comment

Former finance minister calls out China’s dodgy data

December 17, 2021December 15, 2021 by China Factor Staff

‘There are insufficient figures reflecting negative changes’ in the economy, Lou Jiwei tells a business forum

Categories Economic Risks Tags Business, ChinaFactor, Communist Party of China, GDP, Lou Jiwei, National Bureau of Statistics, News Leave a comment

China’s economy is facing an array of challenges

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Major manufacturers see a surge in raw material costs and a strengthening yuan

Categories Industry Tags China, Exports, Manufacturing, National Bureau of Statistics, News, Rising Costs, SOEs, Surging Yuan Leave a comment

Cracks are starting to appear in China’s human Great Wall

May 12, 2021May 11, 2021 by Juweihu

Beijing faces a massive challenge dealing with an aging population and low birth rate

Categories State of Play Tags Aging Population, Beijing, China Census, National Bureau of Statistics, News, Population Growth Leave a comment

China’s economy purrs along in the fast lane amid wreckage of Covid-19

January 16, 2021December 15, 2020 by China Factor Staff

Rising factory output, surging retail sales and a booming auto sector boost Beijing’s numbers

Categories Economy Tags Auto Sales, China, Factory Output, National Bureau of Statistics, News, Retail Sales Leave a comment

China’s economic data might be the motherlode of fool’s gold

January 14, 2021December 11, 2020 by Gordon Watts

‘Cherry-picking approach’ casts a shadow over Beijing’s official numbers from the National Bureau of Statistics

Categories Economy Tags China, China Beige Book, Covid-19 Crisis, Dodgy Data, Fool's Gold, National Bureau of Statistics, News Leave a comment

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