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* China's economy got off to a solid start in the first two months of 2026, with major indicators rebounding and new growth drivers gaining momentum as the country stepped up policy support to stabilize growth.
* NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui said the better-than-expected economic performance in the first two months highlighted the strong vitality and resilience of the Chinese economy. China's economy is expected to maintain steady growth, laying a solid foundation for achieving the country's full-year targets.
* China will continue to implement more proactive and effective macro policies, foster new quality productive forces in line with local conditions, and provide greater support to stabilize employment, enterprises, markets and expectations.
Passengers are pictured at a platform of Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 23, 2026. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)
BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- China's economy got off to a solid start in the first two months of 2026, with major indicators rebounding and new growth drivers gaining momentum as the country stepped up policy support to stabilize growth.
During the January-February period, production and supply growth accelerated while market demand continued to recover. Employment and prices remained generally stable, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday.
Noting that 2026 marks the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui told a press briefing that the January-February performance pointed to a "robust and favorable start" for the national economy.
Robots work at a production line at a welding workshop of Hongquan Industrial Co., Ltd. in Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 28, 2026. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua)
STRONGER MOMENTUM
China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, rose 6.3 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026, up 1.1 percentage points from December last year.
The service sector also expanded at a relatively fast pace, supported by the Spring Festival holiday and policy measures aimed at boosting consumption. In the first two months, the service production index grew 5.2 percent year on year, 0.2 percentage points faster than the pace in December 2025, according to the data.
Consumption showed clear signs of recovery. The extended Spring Festival holiday, the continued implementation of the consumer goods trade-in program, and vibrant activities in the cultural tourism, leisure, and entertainment sectors all helped lift spending. Retail sales of consumer goods, a major gauge of consumption strength, rose 2.8 percent year on year in the January-February period, 1.9 percentage points faster than the pace recorded in December.
People select household appliances at a shopping mall in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)
Fixed-asset investment increased 1.8 percent year on year in the first two months, compared with a 3.8 percent decline for the whole of last year. Infrastructure investment grew 11.4 percent year on year during the period, markedly faster than the pace in 2025.
Monday's data also showed the surveyed urban unemployment rate averaged 5.3 percent in the first two months, unchanged from the same period last year, indicating that the country's employment situation has remained generally stable.
Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank, said the improvement is partly due to policy effects taking hold, with the issuance of special bonds boosting infrastructure investment and the property market showing signs of recovery. It is also supported by a rebound in domestic momentum, as stronger-than-expected exports and steady price recovery helped revive manufacturing investment, while the extended holiday period provided additional support for household spending, especially on services.
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 19, 2026 shows a vessel sailing to a container dock of Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
China has set a GDP growth target of around 4.5 to 5 percent for 2026, aiming to secure a good start to the new five-year plan that charts the course for high-quality development.
The target is aligned with the country's long-term development goals through 2035 and broadly consistent with the economy's growth potential, according to this year's government work report.
Fu said the better-than-expected economic performance in the first two months highlighted the strong vitality and resilience of the Chinese economy. "We have every reason to remain confident about China's economic prospects," Fu said.
Despite mounting uncertainties at home and abroad, the fundamentals underpinning China's long-term growth remain unchanged, he said, citing momentum from new quality productive forces, the accelerated building of the new development paradigm, and the effects of macroeconomic policies.
Fu outlined several supporting factors. Expanding demand continued to provide momentum for growth, with China's trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the European Union, and countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative all rising around 20 percent in the first two months.
At the same time, investment in new infrastructure and livelihood projects is accelerating. Government measures to raise household incomes and upgrade consumption of goods and services are helping boost residents' spending power and confidence. In February, the consumer confidence index rose one point from the previous month, marking a second consecutive month of recovery, Fu said.
Employees test an embodied robot at a technology company in Binhai Hi-tech Industrial Development Area in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Industrial upgrading also contributed to the positive momentum. High-tech manufacturing and digital products grew significantly faster than overall industrial output, reflecting strong momentum from innovation-driven industries. AI and other new technologies supported both traditional and emerging industries, Fu said. At the same time, green energy sectors, including wind power and lithium-ion batteries, expanded rapidly.
Fu noted that the economy still faces challenges, as geopolitical risks rise and the domestic economy grapples with both longstanding problems and new ones.
China will continue to implement more proactive and effective macro policies, foster new quality productive forces in line with local conditions, and provide greater support to stabilize employment, enterprises, markets and expectations, Fu said.
China's economy is expected to maintain steady growth in the coming period, laying a solid foundation for achieving the country's full-year targets, Fu said.
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(Video reporters: Xie Wentao, Xiao Zhengqiang; video editors: Zhang Yucheng, Zhu Cong, Zhang Ning) | ||||||||||||||||||
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# Xinhua Headlines: Robust start shows Chinese economy's vitality in implementing new five-year plan
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**\* China's economy got off to a solid start in the first two months of 2026, with major indicators rebounding and new growth drivers gaining momentum as the country stepped up policy support to stabilize growth.**
**\* NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui said the better-than-expected economic performance in the first two months highlighted the strong vitality and resilience of the Chinese economy. China's economy is expected to maintain steady growth, laying a solid foundation for achieving the country's full-year targets.**
**\* China will continue to implement more proactive and effective macro policies, foster new quality productive forces in line with local conditions, and provide greater support to stabilize employment, enterprises, markets and expectations.**
Passengers are pictured at a platform of Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 23, 2026. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua)
BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- China's economy got off to a solid start in the first two months of 2026, with major indicators rebounding and new growth drivers gaining momentum as the country stepped up policy support to stabilize growth.
During the January-February period, production and supply growth accelerated while market demand continued to recover. Employment and prices remained generally stable, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday.
Noting that 2026 marks the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui told a press briefing that the January-February performance pointed to a "robust and favorable start" for the national economy.
Robots work at a production line at a welding workshop of Hongquan Industrial Co., Ltd. in Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 28, 2026. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua)
STRONGER MOMENTUM
China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, rose 6.3 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026, up 1.1 percentage points from December last year.
The service sector also expanded at a relatively fast pace, supported by the Spring Festival holiday and policy measures aimed at boosting consumption. In the first two months, the service production index grew 5.2 percent year on year, 0.2 percentage points faster than the pace in December 2025, according to the data.
Consumption showed clear signs of recovery. The extended Spring Festival holiday, the continued implementation of the consumer goods trade-in program, and vibrant activities in the cultural tourism, leisure, and entertainment sectors all helped lift spending. Retail sales of consumer goods, a major gauge of consumption strength, rose 2.8 percent year on year in the January-February period, 1.9 percentage points faster than the pace recorded in December.
People select household appliances at a shopping mall in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)
Fixed-asset investment increased 1.8 percent year on year in the first two months, compared with a 3.8 percent decline for the whole of last year. Infrastructure investment grew 11.4 percent year on year during the period, markedly faster than the pace in 2025.
Monday's data also showed the surveyed urban unemployment rate averaged 5.3 percent in the first two months, unchanged from the same period last year, indicating that the country's employment situation has remained generally stable.
Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank, said the improvement is partly due to policy effects taking hold, with the issuance of special bonds boosting infrastructure investment and the property market showing signs of recovery. It is also supported by a rebound in domestic momentum, as stronger-than-expected exports and steady price recovery helped revive manufacturing investment, while the extended holiday period provided additional support for household spending, especially on services.
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 19, 2026 shows a vessel sailing to a container dock of Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
China has set a GDP growth target of around 4.5 to 5 percent for 2026, aiming to secure a good start to the new five-year plan that charts the course for high-quality development.
The target is aligned with the country's long-term development goals through 2035 and broadly consistent with the economy's growth potential, according to this year's government work report.
Fu said the better-than-expected economic performance in the first two months highlighted the strong vitality and resilience of the Chinese economy. "We have every reason to remain confident about China's economic prospects," Fu said.
Despite mounting uncertainties at home and abroad, the fundamentals underpinning China's long-term growth remain unchanged, he said, citing momentum from new quality productive forces, the accelerated building of the new development paradigm, and the effects of macroeconomic policies.
Fu outlined several supporting factors. Expanding demand continued to provide momentum for growth, with China's trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the European Union, and countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative all rising around 20 percent in the first two months.
At the same time, investment in new infrastructure and livelihood projects is accelerating. Government measures to raise household incomes and upgrade consumption of goods and services are helping boost residents' spending power and confidence. In February, the consumer confidence index rose one point from the previous month, marking a second consecutive month of recovery, Fu said.
Employees test an embodied robot at a technology company in Binhai Hi-tech Industrial Development Area in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
Industrial upgrading also contributed to the positive momentum. High-tech manufacturing and digital products grew significantly faster than overall industrial output, reflecting strong momentum from innovation-driven industries. AI and other new technologies supported both traditional and emerging industries, Fu said. At the same time, green energy sectors, including wind power and lithium-ion batteries, expanded rapidly.
Fu noted that the economy still faces challenges, as geopolitical risks rise and the domestic economy grapples with both longstanding problems and new ones.
China will continue to implement more proactive and effective macro policies, foster new quality productive forces in line with local conditions, and provide greater support to stabilize employment, enterprises, markets and expectations, Fu said.
China's economy is expected to maintain steady growth in the coming period, laying a solid foundation for achieving the country's full-year targets, Fu said. ■
(Video reporters: Xie Wentao, Xiao Zhengqiang; video editors: Zhang Yucheng, Zhu Cong, Zhang Ning)
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| Readable Markdown | Play Video  0:00 /0:00  ' id='Path' fill='%23FFFFFF' stroke='none' /%3e %3cpath d='M1.67473 0.487896C1.53133 0.32527 1.38795 0.203266 1.24446 0.121953C1.0532 -0.0406509 0.766327 -0.0406509 0.575064 0.121953C0.383828 0.284579 0.383828 0.528495 0.575064 0.691122L0.909815 0.975729C1.14883 1.26027 1.43572 1.50421 1.67473 1.82944C3.4916 4.14667 2.67747 6.45997 0.143427 8.69591C-0.0478091 8.85853 -0.0478091 9.10245 0.143427 9.26505C0.239059 9.34637 0.334691 9.38708 0.478179 9.38708C0.621559 9.38708 0.717191 9.34637 0.812822 9.26505C3.63373 6.78522 4.49575 4.02476 2.48759 1.42289C2.20072 1.05704 1.91383 0.772412 1.67473 0.487896Z' transform='translate(14.52941 2)' id='Path' fill='%23FFFFFF' stroke='none' /%3e %3cpath d='M9.41898 0.0965707C8.8931 -0.106724 8.22371 0.0152805 7.69783 0.421732L4.06404 3.06428L2.34277 3.06428C1.05189 3.06428 0 3.99928 0 5.05628L0 9.04031C0 10.1786 1.05189 11.0323 2.34277 11.0323L3.82503 11.0323L7.69783 13.6342C8.08022 13.8781 8.5106 14 8.8931 14C9.08434 14 9.32335 13.9594 9.46684 13.8781C9.99275 13.6748 10.2796 13.187 10.2796 12.5365L10.2796 1.47873C10.2796 0.828275 9.99275 0.299796 9.41898 0.0965707ZM9.32335 12.5772C9.32335 12.9024 9.22775 13.1057 9.03648 13.187C8.84522 13.2683 8.55835 13.187 8.27148 13.0244L4.15967 10.2599L2.34277 10.2599C1.57778 10.2599 0.956263 9.73146 0.956263 9.081L0.956263 5.09691C0.956263 4.44642 1.57778 3.91797 2.34277 3.91797L4.39868 3.91797L8.27148 1.11288C8.55835 0.909565 8.79747 0.828275 8.98873 0.909565C9.17997 0.990878 9.32335 1.23482 9.32335 1.56005L9.32335 12.5772Z' id='Fill-3' fill='%23FFFFFF' stroke='none' /%3e %3c/g%3e %3c/svg%3e>) **\* China's economy got off to a solid start in the first two months of 2026, with major indicators rebounding and new growth drivers gaining momentum as the country stepped up policy support to stabilize growth.** **\* NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui said the better-than-expected economic performance in the first two months highlighted the strong vitality and resilience of the Chinese economy. China's economy is expected to maintain steady growth, laying a solid foundation for achieving the country's full-year targets.** **\* China will continue to implement more proactive and effective macro policies, foster new quality productive forces in line with local conditions, and provide greater support to stabilize employment, enterprises, markets and expectations.**  Passengers are pictured at a platform of Harbin Railway Station in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 23, 2026. (Photo by Yuan Yong/Xinhua) BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- China's economy got off to a solid start in the first two months of 2026, with major indicators rebounding and new growth drivers gaining momentum as the country stepped up policy support to stabilize growth. During the January-February period, production and supply growth accelerated while market demand continued to recover. Employment and prices remained generally stable, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. Noting that 2026 marks the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui told a press briefing that the January-February performance pointed to a "robust and favorable start" for the national economy.  Robots work at a production line at a welding workshop of Hongquan Industrial Co., Ltd. in Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 28, 2026. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua) STRONGER MOMENTUM China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, rose 6.3 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026, up 1.1 percentage points from December last year. The service sector also expanded at a relatively fast pace, supported by the Spring Festival holiday and policy measures aimed at boosting consumption. In the first two months, the service production index grew 5.2 percent year on year, 0.2 percentage points faster than the pace in December 2025, according to the data. Consumption showed clear signs of recovery. The extended Spring Festival holiday, the continued implementation of the consumer goods trade-in program, and vibrant activities in the cultural tourism, leisure, and entertainment sectors all helped lift spending. Retail sales of consumer goods, a major gauge of consumption strength, rose 2.8 percent year on year in the January-February period, 1.9 percentage points faster than the pace recorded in December.  People select household appliances at a shopping mall in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen) Fixed-asset investment increased 1.8 percent year on year in the first two months, compared with a 3.8 percent decline for the whole of last year. Infrastructure investment grew 11.4 percent year on year during the period, markedly faster than the pace in 2025. Monday's data also showed the surveyed urban unemployment rate averaged 5.3 percent in the first two months, unchanged from the same period last year, indicating that the country's employment situation has remained generally stable. Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank, said the improvement is partly due to policy effects taking hold, with the issuance of special bonds boosting infrastructure investment and the property market showing signs of recovery. It is also supported by a rebound in domestic momentum, as stronger-than-expected exports and steady price recovery helped revive manufacturing investment, while the extended holiday period provided additional support for household spending, especially on services.  An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 19, 2026 shows a vessel sailing to a container dock of Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua) FAVORABLE CONDITIONS China has set a GDP growth target of around 4.5 to 5 percent for 2026, aiming to secure a good start to the new five-year plan that charts the course for high-quality development. The target is aligned with the country's long-term development goals through 2035 and broadly consistent with the economy's growth potential, according to this year's government work report. Fu said the better-than-expected economic performance in the first two months highlighted the strong vitality and resilience of the Chinese economy. "We have every reason to remain confident about China's economic prospects," Fu said. Despite mounting uncertainties at home and abroad, the fundamentals underpinning China's long-term growth remain unchanged, he said, citing momentum from new quality productive forces, the accelerated building of the new development paradigm, and the effects of macroeconomic policies. Fu outlined several supporting factors. Expanding demand continued to provide momentum for growth, with China's trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the European Union, and countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative all rising around 20 percent in the first two months. At the same time, investment in new infrastructure and livelihood projects is accelerating. Government measures to raise household incomes and upgrade consumption of goods and services are helping boost residents' spending power and confidence. In February, the consumer confidence index rose one point from the previous month, marking a second consecutive month of recovery, Fu said.  Employees test an embodied robot at a technology company in Binhai Hi-tech Industrial Development Area in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 27, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo) Industrial upgrading also contributed to the positive momentum. High-tech manufacturing and digital products grew significantly faster than overall industrial output, reflecting strong momentum from innovation-driven industries. AI and other new technologies supported both traditional and emerging industries, Fu said. At the same time, green energy sectors, including wind power and lithium-ion batteries, expanded rapidly. Fu noted that the economy still faces challenges, as geopolitical risks rise and the domestic economy grapples with both longstanding problems and new ones. China will continue to implement more proactive and effective macro policies, foster new quality productive forces in line with local conditions, and provide greater support to stabilize employment, enterprises, markets and expectations, Fu said. China's economy is expected to maintain steady growth in the coming period, laying a solid foundation for achieving the country's full-year targets, Fu said. ■ (Video reporters: Xie Wentao, Xiao Zhengqiang; video editors: Zhang Yucheng, Zhu Cong, Zhang Ning) | ||||||||||||||||||
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