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36.8 percent

Beijing's foreign trade volume shot up 36.8 percent in the first quarter this year to reach US$35.76 billion year on year, according to the Beijing Municipal Statistics Bureau, China Daily reported on May 9.

 

13.3 percent

Beijing posted 168.16 billion yuan (US$21 billion) of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter this year, a year-on-year increase of 13.3 percent, according to Beijing Municipal Statistics Bureau, China Daily reported on May 9.

 

50 percent

China's futures trading volume rose in April by 50 percent over the same month last year to 1.73 trillion yuan (US$216.63), according to the China Futures Association, Xinhua News Agency reported on May 9.

 

20.6 percent

The China Toy Association on April 11 revealed that China's toy exports are growing strongly with an export value of US$1.79 billion in January and February 2006, an increase of 20.6 percent year on year.

 

43 percent

The Hong Kong-listed China Mengniu Dairy Group, the nation's largest milk producer, reported a 43 percent increase in net profits in 2005.

 

8,432 cars

German-US automaker DaimlerChrylser on April 13 announced its first-quarter car sales in China grew by 52 percent, mainly due to interest in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The group sold 8,432 cars in China from January to March 2006.

 

20 percent

China aims for a 20 percent increase in imports and exports of high-tech products this year, a senior commerce ministry official said on April 16.

 

10.2 percent

The Chinese mainland scored a 10.2 percent growth in its gross domestic product in first quarter of this year, Xinhua News Agency reported on April 17.

 

90 percent

China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) said nearly 90 percent of China's exported electronic products come from foreign ventures.

 

23.3 billion

China's total trade surplus stood at US$23.3 billion for the first three months of this year, said sources with the General Administration of Customs (GAC) on April 13.

 

23.65 million

China plans to accomplish two poverty reduction targets during the 11th Five-Year Programme period (2006-10): securing adequate food and clothing for 23.65 million people and completing poverty relief programs for 148,000 villages.

 

3.13 billion

Analysys International, a leading Internet-based provider of business information about technology, media and telecom (TMT) industries in China, says China's IT outsourcing services market reached 3.13 billion yuan (US$390 million) in 2005, increasing about 16 percent over the previous year.

 

20 billion

The bilateral trade between China and its neighbour India is expected to exceed US$20 billion this year. Sino-Indian trade was valued at US$18.7 billion in 2005, up by 37.5 percent.

 

1.2 percent

China's consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.2 percent year-on-year in the first three months of this year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on April 21.

 

10.2 percent

China's GDP (gross domestic product) soared 10.2 percent in the first quarter of this year, a National Bureau of Statistics spokesman said on April 20.