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China's Q1 GDP grows 6.8 pct year on year

April 17, 2018 5 Years ago

China's GDP expanded 6.8 percent year on year at comparable prices in the first quarter of 2018, unchanged from the growth rate in the previous quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

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