China: GDP grows 4.5% in Q3 and 4.6% in the first nine months
Preliminary figures from China’s statistics bureau show a slight acceleration from Q2. Year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter growth measure different comparisons.
China’s real GDP grew 4.5% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, according to the preliminary estimate published by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on 19 October 2026.
Growth was 4.3% in Q2 and 5% in Q1. The slight acceleration is also reported by the accessible ERTnews article, citing AMNA and Reuters.
Different comparisons
GDP in January–September grew 4.6% from the corresponding nine months of 2025, at constant prices. Separately, Q3 growth from the immediately preceding quarter was 1.2%, based on the seasonally adjusted series.
The 4.6% figure covers the first nine months, not the whole of 2026. These are preliminary measurements that may be revised, not a forecast or an announcement of a new economic measure.
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