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China economic growth and sector performance

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In the first half of 2026, China’s service sector emerged as a primary driver of economic expansion, contributing 66.1% to the country’s growth. By the third quarter, the economy achieved a 4.5% year-on-year GDP growth rate, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, keeping the nation within its official annual target range of 4.5% to 5.0%. This performance highlights a “two-speed economy” where a robust export sector, fueled by global demand for semiconductors, AI infrastructure, and electric vehicles, contrasts with domestic headwinds in the property sector. By the end of the third quarter, ~~consumer spending patterns showed signs of shifting, with~~ consumption ~~accounting~~ accounted for 46.7% of economic expansion—a 0.7 percentage point increase from the first half of the year. Growth is increasingly driven by smart technology and green ~~products. Sales~~ products; sales of smart glasses rose by 110% year-on-year, while assistive exoskeleton devices and embodied intelligence robots grew by 46.4% and 22.6%, respectively. The electric vehicle (EV) sector continues to expand, with new energy vehicle penetration reaching 67% in September. Electricity consumption for EV charging and battery swapping ~~services~~ rose 57% year-on-year to 16.8 billion kWh in September. Industry players are also scaling infrastructure; CATL is expanding its battery-swapping ecosystem through partnerships with BAIC and Huawei to integrate smart driving with automated swapping technology. Recent New data ~~confirms the third-quarter expansion reached 4.5%, exceeding market expectations of 4.4% and bringing~~ from the ~~nine-month expansion to 4.6%. This growth was achieved “with great effort” and “under pressure,” according to Mao Shengyong, vice minister~~ Ministry of Finance shows fiscal revenue grew 5.1% year-on-year during the ~~National Bureau~~ first nine months of ~~Statistics,~~ 2026, reaching approximately 17.23 trillion yuan. While tax revenue rose 6.1%, revenue from government land sales plummeted 27.9% due to ~~a volatile international environment and insufficient domestic demand. The~~ the property ~~sector remains a significant drag,~~ downturn. Additionally, foreign trade showed strong momentum, with ~~investment dropping 20.2% during~~ total imports and exports climbing 18.8% year-on-year to 39.94 trillion yuan in the first ~~nine months of~~ three quarters, marking the ~~year.~~ strongest growth for this period in five years.

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