China Economic Update, December 2017 : Growth Resilience and Reform Momentum

Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in China has remained strong in 2017, exceeding market expectations. Supported by risinghousehold incomes, the growth contribution of final consumption increased further this year. At the same time, the growth co...

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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251111513688358803/China-Economic-Update-December-2017
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spelling okr-10986-290592021-05-25T09:08:56Z China Economic Update, December 2017 : Growth Resilience and Reform Momentum World Bank Group ECONOMIC GROWTH MACROECONOMIC POLICY TRADE FISCAL TRENDS FISCAL POLICY JOB CREATION ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SUBNATIONAL DEBT PENSIONS Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in China has remained strong in 2017, exceeding market expectations. Supported by risinghousehold incomes, the growth contribution of final consumption increased further this year. At the same time, the growth contribution of fixed investment has declined notably. This was partly driven by government efforts to limit local government off-budget financing of public investment but also by weaker private investment. The recovery in global trade has been an important factor supporting economic activity in China in 2017. Net exports contributed positively to growth for three consecutive quarters, compared to a negative contribution in 2015-2016. Owing to favorable global financial conditions, as well as stricter implementation of capital controls and greater domestic market confidence, capital outflows from China declined to 47 billion US dollars in the first three quarters of 2017, from 640 billion US dollars in 2016. The Renminbi appreciated by 5.0 percent against the US dollar over January-November 2017. 2017-12-20T15:58:32Z 2017-12-20T15:58:32Z 2017-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251111513688358803/China-Economic-Update-December-2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29059 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific China
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topic ECONOMIC GROWTH
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
TRADE
FISCAL TRENDS
FISCAL POLICY
JOB CREATION
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
SUBNATIONAL DEBT
PENSIONS
spellingShingle ECONOMIC GROWTH
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
TRADE
FISCAL TRENDS
FISCAL POLICY
JOB CREATION
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
SUBNATIONAL DEBT
PENSIONS
World Bank Group
China Economic Update, December 2017 : Growth Resilience and Reform Momentum
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description Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in China has remained strong in 2017, exceeding market expectations. Supported by risinghousehold incomes, the growth contribution of final consumption increased further this year. At the same time, the growth contribution of fixed investment has declined notably. This was partly driven by government efforts to limit local government off-budget financing of public investment but also by weaker private investment. The recovery in global trade has been an important factor supporting economic activity in China in 2017. Net exports contributed positively to growth for three consecutive quarters, compared to a negative contribution in 2015-2016. Owing to favorable global financial conditions, as well as stricter implementation of capital controls and greater domestic market confidence, capital outflows from China declined to 47 billion US dollars in the first three quarters of 2017, from 640 billion US dollars in 2016. The Renminbi appreciated by 5.0 percent against the US dollar over January-November 2017.
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title China Economic Update, December 2017 : Growth Resilience and Reform Momentum
title_short China Economic Update, December 2017 : Growth Resilience and Reform Momentum
title_full China Economic Update, December 2017 : Growth Resilience and Reform Momentum
title_fullStr China Economic Update, December 2017 : Growth Resilience and Reform Momentum
title_full_unstemmed China Economic Update, December 2017 : Growth Resilience and Reform Momentum
title_sort china economic update, december 2017 : growth resilience and reform momentum
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
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url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251111513688358803/China-Economic-Update-December-2017
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