1. China Sees A Recovery, On Paper.
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BRADSHER, KEITH and Wang, Hilda
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GROSS domestic product , *ECONOMIC forecasting , *CREDIT , *WAGES , *ECONOMIC development , *TWENTY-first century ,ECONOMIC conditions in China, 2000- ,CHINESE economic policy - Abstract
The article discusses the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics July 16, 2014 announcement of an increase of 7.5 percent in economic growth in the second quarter of 2014 relative to growth in the second quarter of 2013. Topics addressed include contradictions between the data on gross domestic product (G.D.P.) and independent surveys of Chinese businesses showing declines in sales and consumer confidence, as well as China's rate of credit expansion and wage increases.
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- 2014