China’s GDP grew by 5% to reach RMB 140.19 trillion ($20.13 trillion) in 2025, reports China Daily, citing the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
China’s value-added industrial output expanded 5.9% year-on-year in 2025, and in December alone, the output increased by 5.2% year-on-year, the state-owned outlet says.
China’s retail sales of consumer goods, an indicator of the country’s consumption strength, climbed 3.7% year-on-year in 2025, and in December alone, that figure rose 0.9% year-on-year, says China Daily, citing the NBS.