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China's economy grew by a healthy 4.6 per cent in last quarter
A vendor makes flaming marshmallow ice cream at a food stall in Beijing, October 18, 2024

CHINA’S economy grew at a healthy annual rate of 4.6 per cent in the July-September quarter, the government announced today.

The world’s largest economy by some measures fell slightly short of the official target of “about 5 per cent” growth for 2024.

In a statement, the National Bureau of Statistics said that the economy was “generally stable with steady progress” even in the face of a “complicated and severe external environment” and complicated domestic economic development.

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