10th quarter with 9% growth

China's is likely to top 9% GDP growth for the 10th consecutive quarter, said a senior official at the National Bureau of Statistics, Reuters reported. "Economic growth in the fourth quarter will continue the strong momentum shown since the start of this year," the official said. Fixed-asset investment is expected to grow 26% in the fourth quarter, while fixed-asset investment in the January-September period was 26.1% higher than a year earlier.