Chinese official: Economy grew about 6.7% in 2016 www.nhk.or.jp
A top Chinese official says he thinks the government has met its growth target for 2016 as the economy is believed to have expanded by about 6.7 percent.
National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Xu Shaoshi said China's GDP grew 6.7 percent in the first, second and third quarters of last year. He said the annual growth rate is expected to be about the same.
Xu did not mention China's growth target for this year. But he said the country's economy has the potential to maintain a reasonable pace of expansion.
The Chinese government will release the official GDP figures for 2016 on January 20th.
Published Date:2017-01-11