China Monday (October 17) was postponed to the release of GDP data (GDP) data in the third quarter.
According to the Wall Street Journal, GDP data and other series of major economic indicators, including the total retail sales of social consumer goods, real estate sales and fixed asset investment, were originally scheduled to be released on Tuesday (18th).On Monday afternoon, these data were marked as "extended" on the website of the National Bureau of Statistics of China.
The website did not explain the reasons for delaying, nor did the data be released when the data would be released.
Earlier Monday, an official of the National Development and Reform Commission of China told reporters in Beijing that the economy has "significantly improved" in the third quarter of this year, although there are many unfavorable factors, including the crown disease epidemic andextreme weather.This refers to the floods and droughts that appear in some parts of China this summer.
Last Friday (14th), the Chinese Customs General Administration postponed the release of monthly trade data as scheduled.At that time, the General Administration of Customs did not make any public explanations.
The Chinese government is holding the National Congress for five years in Beijing this week.According to Bloomberg, during the convening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China released GDP data as scheduled.
