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China's GDP grows 5% in 2025 as trade surplus hits record, investment drags

( January 19, 2026, 02:52 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: China’s National Bureau of Statistics said Monday that the country’s gross domestic product grew 5 percent in 2025, reaching about 140 trillion yuan ($19.7 trillion), with growth slowing to 4.5 percent in the fourth quarter. The bureau said industrial output at companies above a designated size rose 5.9 percent for the year, while services-sector value added increased 5.4 percent. Retail sales of consumer goods climbed 3.7 percent to 50.12 trillion yuan. Fixed-asset investment excluding rural households fell 3.8 percent to 48.52 trillion yuan, underscoring continued weakness in property-related spending. Total goods imports and exports rose 3.8 percent year-on-year to 45.47 trillion yuan, pushing China’s goods trade surplus to a record of nearly $1.2 trillion.Statement follows (in Chinese)....

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