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出口改善 明年料升5%

2009年12月17日 星期四

受惠全球經濟復甦，貿發局預期明年本港出口將升5%，並於首季回復雙位數正增長。該局昨指第四季指數為53，是兩年來首次升破50的盛衰分界綫，反映本港出口信心逐漸恢復，其中電子業表現最好，可望帶動出口。 Read more…

8% GDP growth goal achievable: economist

(xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-06 22:31
BEIJING: China will, without any doubt, be able to achieve the 8 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) this year, a senior Chinese economist said Sunday.

Yao Jingyuan, chief economist with the National Bureau of Statistics, made the remarks at a fortune forum in Beijing.

However he warned that the Chinese economy will still face two major problems next year: slumping overseas market demand and weak driving force on domestic market.

Chinese economy rose 7.7 percent in the first three quarters, driven mainly by investment and consumption, but brought down by exports, Yao said.

He stressed more efforts should be made on structural adjustment to shift dependence on the industrial growth to the comprehensive development of the agricultural, industrial and service sectors.

Yao highlighted the importance to raise people’s incomes, add investment on livelihood projects and give full play to the role of consumption to boost economy.

Meanwhile, China should turn its economic growth dependence from resources-intensive consumption to technology renovation, Yao said.