China GDP growth falls to 6.9% in third quarter: govt

[WorldNews]

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China's economic growth slowed to 6.9 percent in the third quarter, authorities in the world's second-largest economy said Monday, as global markets worry about its prospects. The figure released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) was the worst for more than six years, although it was marginally above the median forecast in a poll of analysts by AFP. As the world's biggest trader in goods and a giant market in itself, China is a key driver of the global economy, and stock exchanges around the world have been pummelled in recent weeks by concerns over its future.

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