China Records 4.7% GDP Growth in H1 2026

A report from chinadaily.com.cn Jul. 15th, 2026：

A view of the Shanghai's Lujiazui financial center from the Bund. [Photo by Wang Gang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

China's gross domestic product expanded by 4.7 percent to reach 69.57 trillion yuan in the first half of 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, rose 5.4 percent year-on-year in Jan-June period, the bureau said.

China's retail sales increased 1.3 percent year-on-year to 24.87 trillion yuan in the first half.