Financial Association
April 16. According to information released by the Information Office of the State Council, the Information Office of the State Council will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. this morning to ask Sheng Laiyun, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics, to introduce the operation of the national economy in the first quarter of 2024 and answer questions from reporters. Furthermore, China's economic “report card” for the first quarter of 2024 will also be released today. Judging from leading indicators, high-frequency monitoring data, etc., the GDP growth rate is expected to exceed 5%.
Earlier, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference at 10 a.m. on March 18, 2024. Liu Aihua, press spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics, chief economist, and director of the National Economic Comprehensive Statistics Department, was invited to introduce the operation of the national economy from January to February 2024 and answer questions from reporters. Liu Aihua explained on March 18 that the national economy rose steadily from January to February. The economic operation continued to pick up and improve, and the start was steady.
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Today, the National Bureau of Statistics will also release economic performance data for the first quarter, including data on GDP, industrial value added, fixed asset investment, and consumption. Judging from leading indicators, high-frequency monitoring data, etc., the main economic indicators will maintain a steady recovery trend, and the economic growth rate is expected to exceed 5% in the first quarter.