China's economic growth picks up in third quarter, beating expectations

Business Recorder • Oct 19, 2026

BEIJING: China’s economic growth rebounded to 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, beating expectations and easing the pressure on policymakers for delivering more aggressive stimulus measures to meet the annual target. The third-quarter ​gross domestic pr...

BEIJING: China’s economic growth rebounded to 4.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, beating expectations and easing the pressure on policymakers for delivering more aggressive stimulus measures to meet the annual target. The third-quarter ​gross domestic product growth rate, released by the Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on ‌Monday, beat the forecast for 4.4% growth in a Reuters poll, and improved from the more-than-t...