China's third quarter GDP increased by 6.8% in September industrial added value

China's National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday announced that the third quarter of this year, gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.8%, 1.7% qoq, are consistent with the Reuters survey estimates, the first three quarters of GDP grew 6.9%.

Bureau of Statistics and announced that from January to September fixed asset investment rose 7.5%, lower than the Reuters survey median 7.7%; January-September private fixed asset investment grew 6%.

In September alone, the above-scale industrial added value increased by 6.6%, total retail sales of social consumer goods increased by 10.3%, Reuters survey estimates were 6.2% and 10.2%; respectively, the chain increased by 0.56% and 0.9%.

China's top three industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.7%, total retail sales of social consumer goods increased by 10.4%.

Bureau of Statistics at the same time in the first quarter of 2017 and the second quarter GDP growth rate to 1.4% and 1.8%, originally increased by 1.3% and 1.7%.

The following is the third quarter of China's GDP in 2017 and September industrial, consumer and investment year-on-year changes (%):