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2008 OECD Investment Policy Review of China (sample)

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 China's economy in figures 

Confidence measures:
     Consumer confidence index 2006-2008
     Business climate index 2003-2008
     Entrepreneur confidence index 2003-2008
     [Updated 18 November 2008]

Current-account balance 1982-2008
China's current-account surplus rocketed to a record USD 371.8 billion in 2007 and continued high in the first half of 2008.
 [Updated on 20 October 2008.]

GDP growth 1952-2008
[Updated 20 November 2008]
 
Consumer durables ownership 1990-2002
Urban households now possess major household items and are developing new tastes, while those in the countryside are way behind.

Latest RMB/CNY exchange rates

Renminbi currency converter
Convert renminbi (Chinese yuan, CNY)  into another currency, IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) or a precious metal (gold, silver, platinum, palladium) at the latest exchange rate.

Money supply
[Added 20 November 2008]

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 1984-2008
FDI inflows are collapsing.
[Updated on 19 January 2009]

Foreign exchange reserves 1977-2008
China's foreign exchange reserves reached USD1.9 trillion in the third quarter of 2008.
[Table updated on 25 January 2009]

Grain output 1978-2004
Grain production rose in 2004 after five straight years of decline.
[Table updated on 2 March 2005]

Industrial output growth 1978-2008
Real annual growth in industrial output remained above 16% per year in 2005.
[Chart  and text updated on 13 January 2006]
 
Land and natural resources
China's cultivated area continued to shrink in 2003. At the same time, China departed further from self-sufficiency in minerals.

Population statistics 1969-2008
Population control is working, but an ageing crisis looms.  
[Updated 2 June 2008.]

China population clock
中国人口钟

Retail price index 1977-2003
Deflation set in in 1998 and persisted well into 2003.

Tourism in China in the 21st century
 While 100 million people a year visit China, more and more Chinese are travelling around their own country and going overseas to see the sights.

Trade statistics 1952-2004
In2004, the trade surplus rose 25.3% to US$32 billion over 2003 as two-way trade rocketed by 35.7%.
[Chart updated on 2 March 2005]

Official reports 

2007 plan fulfilment report:detailed economic statistics for the Chinese economy in 2007

2006 government work report
Full text (in English and Chinese) of the work report delivered by premier Wen Jiabao to the 2005 session of the National People's Congress.
[Added on 1 October 2006]

Wen Jiabao's press conference at the NPC
Full transcript (in English and Chinese) of the press conference held by Premier Wen Jiabao on 14 March 2005.
[Added on 16 March 2005]

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 Basic resources 

US-China WTO agreement
The agreement with the United States on China's WTO accession is a helpful guide to China's commitments to its fellow WTO members.

USTR report on China's WTO compliance
Is China living up to its WTO commitments? The report of the United States Trade Representative at the end of 2003 says it is not.

Constitution of the People's Republic of China

Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party

Anti-secession Law
Full text (in English and Chinese) of the anti-secession law passed by the National People's Congress on 14 March 2005.
[Added on 16 March 2005]

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Current view of China from 1,000km high

Books on the Chinese economy

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's speech to the World Economic Forum in Tianjin