aceChina’s economy grows faster than forecast after AI boom boosts exports
Roaring exports lifted China’s economic growth in the third quarter of this year, with factory output growing much faster than consumer spending. China’s GDP grew by 4.5% year-on-year between July and September, the National Bureau of Statistics of China reported on Monday. The figures were better than economists had expected and up from the second quarter’s growth rate of 4.3%. China’s economy has now grown by 4.6% in the first nine months of the year, putting it on track to hit the government’s 2026 target of…
Export demand for AI-related electronics and equipment helped push China's third-quarter GDP growth to 4.5%, above economists' expectations, and kept manufacturing output growing robustly.
The source shows domestic demand, property and infrastructure investment remain weak, and the growth relies heavily on exports, so the AI-driven boost is not broadly based across the economy.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-10-19
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