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India's GDP grows by 8.2 pct

STORY: India's GDP grows by 8.2 pct SHOOTING TIME: June 1, 2024 DATELINE: June 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of market area 3. various of fuel station 4. various of the Reserve Bank of India STORYLINE: India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth during the previous financial year from April 2023 to March 2024 recorded a jump of nearly 1.2 percent from a year earlier, according to data released by the federal Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation on Friday. The country's GDP grew 8.2 percent for the full year, and 7.8 percent during the last quarter (January-March 2024) of the financial year, it said. According to media reports, the GDP growth was better than what most economists had predicted. The Reserve Bank of India had forecasted a 6.9-percent growth in real GDP for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2023-2024, with a full-year projection of 7.6 percent. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from N

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Australians losing billions to rising credit card fraud

STORY: Australians losing billions to rising credit card fraud SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ANZ Bank and the Commonwealth Bank 3. various of a mall in Australia STORYLINE: Credit card fraud is on the rise in Australia, with victims losing billions of dollars in 2022-2023, official data has revealed. According to figures released on Wednesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 1.8 million Australians aged 15 and over were victims of card fraud in the 12 months to the end of June 2023. That figure represented 8.7 percent of the over-15 population, up from 8.1 percent in 2021-22 and 6.9 percent in 2020-21. In total, Australians who experienced card fraud lost 2.2 billion Australian dollars (1.4 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022-23. One-third of victims lost less than 100 Australian dollars, the ABS said, and 17.8 percent lost over 1,000 Australian dollars. The median amount withdr

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Australian workers' productivity falls 3.7 percent

STORY: Australian workers' productivity falls 3.7 percent SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australian construction worker 2. various of Australian factory worker STORYLINE: The productivity of Australian workers fell sharply in 2022-23, a government report has found. The federal government's principal review and advisory body, the Productivity Commission, has published its annual productivity bulletin, revealing that labor productivity fell 3.7 percent in the 12 months to the end of June 2023. By comparison, the long-term average annual growth rate for Australian productivity was 1.3 percent. The report attributed the fall in the cited period to a record-high 6.9 percent increase in the number of hours worked by Australians in the same period. "We now have a clearer understanding of what's behind Australia's productivity slump. Sharp increases in working hours have seen productivity decline, bu

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Customers Shop at A Supermarket in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2023. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 4,333.3 billion yuan in October, up 7.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nov 15. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,544 billion yuan, up by 6.9% year-on-year.

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Customers Shop at A Supermarket in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2023. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 4,333.3 billion yuan in October, up 7.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nov 15. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,544 billion yuan, up by 6.9% year-on-year.

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Customers Shop at A Supermarket in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2023. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 4,333.3 billion yuan in October, up 7.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nov 15. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,544 billion yuan, up by 6.9% year-on-year.

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Customers Shop at A Supermarket in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2023. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 4,333.3 billion yuan in October, up 7.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nov 15. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,544 billion yuan, up by 6.9% year-on-year.

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Customers Shop at A Supermarket in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2023. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 4,333.3 billion yuan in October, up 7.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nov 15. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,544 billion yuan, up by 6.9% year-on-year.

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Customers Shop at A Supermarket in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2023. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 4,333.3 billion yuan in October, up 7.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nov 15. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,544 billion yuan, up by 6.9% year-on-year.

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Customers Shop at A Supermarket in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2023. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 4,333.3 billion yuan in October, up 7.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nov 15. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,544 billion yuan, up by 6.9% year-on-year.

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Customers Shop at A Supermarket in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2023. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 4,333.3 billion yuan in October, up 7.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nov 15. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,544 billion yuan, up by 6.9% year-on-year.

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Customers Shop at A Supermarket in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2023. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 4,333.3 billion yuan in October, up 7.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nov 15. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,544 billion yuan, up by 6.9% year-on-year.

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Customers Shop at A Supermarket in Qingzhou

QINGZHOU, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2023 - Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2023. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 4,333.3 billion yuan in October, up 7.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Nov 15. From January to October, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 38,544 billion yuan, up by 6.9% year-on-year.

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Egypt revises budget deficit estimate to 6.9 pct of GDP

STORY: Egypt revises budget deficit estimate to 6.9 pct of GDP DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Parliament 2. various of the Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait speaking STORYLINE: Egypt's Finance Minister Mohamed Maait announced on Tuesday before the House of Representatives that the government has revised its budget deficit estimate for the 2023-2024 fiscal year to 6.9 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), 0.6 percent higher than the previous forecast. According to Egypt's state-run Al-Ahram newspaper, Maait attributed this revision to interest rate hikes in Egypt and global markets, as well as increased spending on social protection and the rising cost of basic commodities. Both the World Bank and the IMF have adjusted their growth forecasts for Egypt. The World Bank now predicts a real GDP growth rate of 4 percent for both 2023 and 2024, down from its previous projection of 4.5 percent in December 2022. Similarly,

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Myanmar's total export up 6.9 pct in 2022-23 fiscal year

STORY: Myanmar's total export up 6.9 pct in 2022-23 fiscal year DATELINE: April 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the container port in Yangon, Myanmar 2. various of the container trucks in Yangon, Myanmar STORYLINE: Myanmar exported products worth over 16.57 billion U.S. dollars in the 2022-23 fiscal year, up 6.9 percent from over 15.49 billion dollars a year earlier, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Friday. The Southeast Asian country shipped goods worth over 10.48 billion dollars via sea route, while it exported products worth 6.08 billion dollars through land borders, according to the ministry's figures. The export growth between April 1 last year and March 31 this year was led by the rising shipment of manufacturing goods and animal products, it said. Myanmar exported manufacturing goods worth more than 10.9 billion dollars last fiscal year, which became the largest export item during the period, the ministry's figures

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Traffic in Spanish ports returns to pre-pandemic levels

STORY: Traffic in Spanish ports returns to pre-pandemic levels DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Spanish ports 2. SOUNDBITE (Catalan): LLUIS SALVADO, President of Port of Barcelona 3. various of Spanish ports STORYLINE: Activity in Spanish ports grew by some 3.5 percent last year, almost matching the record levels of traffic before the pandemic began. According to Spain's national port authority, Puertos del Estado, the country's 46 ports registered 563.3 million tons of goods traffic in 2022. This was just under the record of 564.5 million tons seen in 2019. Puertos del Estado reported that the Port of Algeciras in southern Spain saw its traffic increased to 108 million tons, a 3-percent hike compared to 2021, while the Port of Barcelona registered 70 million tons, a 6.9 percent increase year-on-year. It was a record recovery for Barcelona, which announced on Feb.14 a historic turnover of 181 million euros (193 million do

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Australian central bank lifts cash rate to 3.35 pct

STORY: Australian central bank lifts cash rate to 3.35 pct DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of banks in Sydney 2. various of Sydney views STORYLINE: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday increased the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.35 percent, delivering a ninth straight hike since the central bank began raising rates in May last year. The RBA also lifted the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances by 25 basis points to 3.25 percent. RBA Governor Philip Lowe said in a statement that in Australia, CPI inflation over the year to the December quarter was 7.8 percent, the highest since 1990, while in underlying terms, inflation was 6.9 percent, which was higher than expected. "Global factors explain much of this high inflation, but strong domestic demand is adding to the inflationary pressures in a number of areas of the economy," said the governor. According to the statement, the central bank's f

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(221221) -- VANCOUVER, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for groceries at a store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Dec. 21, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent year over year in November, following a 6.9 percent increase in October, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(221221) -- VANCOUVER, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop for groceries at a store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Dec. 21, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent year over year in November, following a 6.9 percent increase in October, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(221221) -- VANCOUVER, Dec. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for groceries at a store in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Dec. 21, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8 percent year over year in November, following a 6.9 percent increase in October, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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China's 3rd qtr GDP slips below 7% for 1st time since 2009

BEIJING, Oct. 19 Kyodo - Sheng Laiyun, spokesman for China's National Bureau of Statistics, announces at a press conference in Beijing on Oct, 19, 2015, that China's economy in the July-September quarter grew 6.9 percent from a year earlier. The gross domestic product figure of the world's second-largest economy slipped below 7 percent for the first time in more than six years.

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CANADA-MISSISSAUGA-INFLATION

(221116) -- MISSISSAUGA (CANADA), Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a supermarket in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Nov. 16, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent year over year in October, matching the increase in September, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-MISSISSAUGA-INFLATION

(221116) -- MISSISSAUGA (CANADA), Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop at a supermarket in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Nov. 16, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent year over year in October, matching the increase in September, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-MISSISSAUGA-INFLATION

(221116) -- MISSISSAUGA (CANADA), Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop at a supermarket in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Nov. 16, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent year over year in October, matching the increase in September, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-MISSISSAUGA-INFLATION

(221116) -- MISSISSAUGA (CANADA), Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People fuel vehicles at a gas station in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Nov. 16, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent year over year in October, matching the increase in September, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-MISSISSAUGA-INFLATION

(221116) -- MISSISSAUGA (CANADA), Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop at a supermarket in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Nov. 16, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent year over year in October, matching the increase in September, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-RICHMOND-INFLATION

(221116) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for food at a farmers' market in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 16, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent year over year in October, matching the increase in September, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-RICHMOND-INFLATION

(221116) -- RICHMOND (CANADA), Nov. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops for food at a farmers' market in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on Nov. 16, 2022. Canada's consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent year over year in October, matching the increase in September, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Malaysia's inflation rises 4.5 pct in September

STORY: Malaysia's inflation rises 4.5 pct in September DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of crowds doing their grocery shopping in a supermarket 2. various of food on display racks in a supermarket STORYLINE: Malaysia's inflation, as measured by consumer price index, rose 4.5 percent in September, lower than 4.7 percent in August, official data showed on Friday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that food inflation increased at a slower rate of 6.8 percent as compared to 7.2 percent in August. Apart from food, groups that recorded a high increase were restaurants and hotels (6.9 percent), followed by transport (5.3 percent); furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (4.4 percent) and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (4 percent). For the period of January to September, the inflation stood at 3.3 percent as compared to the same period of 2021. The increase

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CANADA-TORONTO-CPI-RISE

(221019) -- TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a market in Toronto, Canada, on Oct. 19, 2022. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent in September on a year-over-year basis, decelerating from 7 percent in August, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CPI-RISE

(221019) -- TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer shops at a market in Toronto, Canada, on Oct. 19, 2022. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent in September on a year-over-year basis, decelerating from 7 percent in August, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-TORONTO-CPI-RISE

(221019) -- TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Customers shop at a market in Toronto, Canada, on Oct. 19, 2022. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent in September on a year-over-year basis, decelerating from 7 percent in August, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(221019) -- VANCOUVER, Oct. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man shops for food at a supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Oct. 19, 2022. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent in September on a year-over-year basis, decelerating from 7 percent in August, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CPI-RISE

(221019) -- VANCOUVER, Oct. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man shops for food at a supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Oct. 19, 2022. Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.9 percent in September on a year-over-year basis, decelerating from 7 percent in August, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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New Zealand's annual inflation growth falls slightly to 7.2 pct

STORY: New Zealand's annual inflation growth falls slightly to 7.2 pct DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a port in New Zealand 2. various of customers outside a Costco store 3. various of products in the supermarket 4. shot of a PAK'nSAVE (a New Zealand discount food warehouse chain) store 5. various of a gas station STORYLINE: The annual growth of New Zealand's consumer price index fell slightly to 7.2 percent in the September 2022 quarter, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Tuesday. The 7.2 percent increase follows an annual increase of 7.3 percent in the June 2022 quarter which was a 32-year-high, and an annual increase of 6.9 percent in the March 2022 quarter. The main driver for the 7.2 percent annual inflation in the September 2022 quarter was housing and household utilities due to rising prices for construction, rentals for housing, and local authority rates, Stats NZ said. Prices for the construction of a new house inc

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Malaysia sees number of deaths rise in 2021 due to COVID-19

STORY: Malaysia sees number of deaths rise in 2021 due to COVID-19 DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of COVID-19-related public service announcements in Kuala Lumpur 2. various of medical practitioners at work 3. various of crowds accepting COVID-19 swab test 4. various of Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers and Kuala Lumpur Hospital with ambulances on the road STORYLINE: The number of deaths in Malaysia rose 34.5 percent to 224,569 in 2021 from 166,970 in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, official data showed Thursday. The crude death rate (CDR) also recorded an increase from 5.1 deaths in 2020 to 6.9 deaths in 2021 per 1,000 population, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement. All age groups recorded an increase in the number of deaths except the group aged 0-14 which saw the number decrease from 4,288 to 4,115 in 2021. The number of deaths for the group aged 41-59 years recorded the highest increase by 44 perce

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Malaysia's population in Q2 grows 0.2 pct yoy to 32.7 mln

STORY: Malaysia's population in Q2 grows 0.2 pct yoy to 32.7 mln DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers 2. various of crowds on streets in Kuala Lumpur 3. various of crowds indoors STORYLINE: Malaysia's population in the second quarter grew 0.2 percent year on year to 32.7 million, official data showed Thursday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement that among them, 30.2 million are citizens. The ethnic Chinese population stood at 6.9 million, remained unchanged as compared to a year ago, but its proportion declined to 22.8 percent from 23 percent. The Bumiputera, which includes the ethnic Malay population, rose to 21.1 million from 20.9 million a year earlier, and its proportion increased to 69.9 percent from 69.6 percent. The Indian population, on the other hand, remained unchanged at 2 million, with its proportion down 0.1 percentage point to 6.6 percent. Meanwhile, the male population outnu

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Malaysia's March industrial output rises 5.1 pct on higher manufacturing growth

STORY: Malaysia's March industrial output rises 5.1 pct on higher manufacturing growth DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of bridge cranes transporting containers at Northport of Port Klang, Selangor 2. various of the container yard at Port Klang, Selangor STORYLINE: Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) in March rose 5.1 percent from a year ago supported by the manufacturing sector, which grew 6.9 percent, official data showed Tuesday. The expansion of IPI was contributed by the increment in manufacturing index at 6.9 percent, electricity index at 0.8 percent, and mining index at 0.3 percent, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement. On a month-on-month basis, the IPI increased by 8.6 percent supported by expansion in all components of indices. For the first quarter, the IPI climbed 4.5 percent from the same period last year underpinned by the growth in the manufacturing index at 6.3 percent, and the electricity

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NEW ZEALAND-WELLINGTON-ECONOMY-INFLATION

(220422) -- WELLINGTON, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A car is seen refueling at a gas station in Wellington, New Zealand, April 22, 2022. New Zealand's Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 6.9 percent in the March 2022 quarter compared with the March 2021 quarter, the largest movement since a 7.6-percent annual increase in the year to the June 1990 quarter, the country's statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-WELLINGTON-ECONOMY-INFLATION

(220422) -- WELLINGTON, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman pays for parking fee on a street in Wellington, New Zealand, April 22, 2022. New Zealand's Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 6.9 percent in the March 2022 quarter compared with the March 2021 quarter, the largest movement since a 7.6-percent annual increase in the year to the June 1990 quarter, the country's statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-WELLINGTON-ECONOMY-INFLATION

(220422) -- WELLINGTON, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a bank in Wellington, New Zealand, April 22, 2022. New Zealand's Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 6.9 percent in the March 2022 quarter compared with the March 2021 quarter, the largest movement since a 7.6-percent annual increase in the year to the June 1990 quarter, the country's statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

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GLOBALink | China's trade with RCEP members sustains steady growth

STORY: China's trade with RCEP members sustains steady growth DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of containersSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NGUYEN HUU QUAN, Commercial Consul of Consulate General of Vietnam in Nanningvarious of vesselsSOUNDBITE 2 (Thai): BENJAMAS TANVETYANONT, Consul general of Thailand in NanningSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DENG WEI, Staff member, China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd.various of trains STORYLINE: Trade between China and members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has seen steady growth since the trade agreement took effect at the beginning of this year, the latest official data showed. According to the General Administration of Customs (GAC), China's trade with the other 14 member states expanded 6.9 percent year on year to 2.86 trillion yuan (about 448.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2022, accounting for 30.4 percent of China's total foreign trade value. The world's largest f

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Developing Asia to grow by 5.2 pct in 2022: ADB

STORY: Developing Asia to grow by 5.2 pct in 2022: ADB DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. footage of ADB 2. aerial footage of the Philippines 3. footage of a port in Manila 4. Manila streets STORYLINE: Developing Asia's economy is forecast to grow by 5.2 percent this year and 5.3 percent in 2023, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Wednesday. The Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022, the Manila-based bank's flagship annual economic publication, says gross domestic product (GDP) in the region will expand "on continued recovery in domestic demand and solid exports." In 2021, developing Asia's economy rebounded by 6.9 percent, but the report says the recovery is still "largely incomplete in most regions." The report predicts inflation to rise to 3.7 percent in 2022 and 3.1 percent in 2023 as the economic recovery continues and energy, commodity prices remain elevated. It warns that rising inflationary pressures and supply dis

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China's 2015 GDP growth at 6.9%, weakest in 25 years

Wang Baoan, commissioner of China's National Bureau of Statistics, attends a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 19, 2016, to discuss gross domestic product data for 2015. The Chinese economy grew 6.9 percent from a year earlier, posting its slowest pace of expansion in a quarter of a century, dragged down by lethargic industrial activity and faltering exports. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's 3rd qtr GDP slips below 7% for 1st time since 2009

Reporters grab press release on China's gross domestic product data distributed by the National Bureau of Statistics in Beijing on Oct 19, 2015. China's economy in the July-September quarter grew 6.9 percent from a year earlier, slipping below 7 percent for the first time in more than six years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's July-Sept. GDP sees 1st sub-7% growth in over 6 yrs

China's National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Sheng Laiyun announces in Beijing on Oct. 19, 2015, that China's economy in the July-September quarter grew 6.9 percent from a year earlier. The figure dropped below 7 percent for the first time in more than six years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China economy accelerates for 1st time in 7 yrs, grows 6.9% in 2017

Ning Jizhe, commissioner of China's National Bureau of Statistics, speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 18, 2018. The Chinese economy accelerated for the first time in seven years in 2017, growing 6.9 percent from a year earlier, on the back of robust exports and household spending. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China economy accelerates for 1st time in 7 yrs, grows 6.9% in 2017

Chinese officials announce at a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 18, 2018 that the world's second-largest economy accelerated for the first time in seven years in 2017, growing 6.9 percent from a year earlier, on the back of robust exports and household spending. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China economy accelerates for 1st time in 7 yrs, grows 6.9% in 2017

Chinese officials announce at a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 18, 2018 that the world's second-largest economy accelerated for the first time in seven years in 2017, growing 6.9 percent from a year earlier, on the back of robust exports and household spending. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's 2nd-quarter GDP growth steady at 6.9%

A spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics releases the country's second-quarter gross domestic product data in Beijing on July 17, 2017. China's economy grew 6.9 percent in the quarter from a year earlier, unchanged from the previous three months' 6.9 percent expansion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo