
儘管房市低迷與消費停滯,中國官方公布前3季GDP成長率仍達4.6%,引發外界對數據準確性的擔憂。
中國官方公布今年前3季GDP成長率為4.6%,但因房市低迷與消費疲軟,引發外界質疑數據準確性。分析師指出,中國經濟數據透明度下降,且官方數據與獨立機構估算差距擴大,顯示北京對經濟困境的政治敏感度升高。
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中國房地產市場持續下滑,且消費支出疲軟,導致經濟成長高度依賴出口。北京當局近期收緊經濟數據發布,限制研究人員獲取資訊。
儘管房地產市場持續低迷,消費支出也幾乎停滯,但中國官方公布的數據顯示,今年前3季GDP(國內生產總值)成長率仍達4.6%,引發外界質疑其準確性。《華爾街日報》(WSJ)報導,經濟學家警告,若缺乏可靠、透明的統計數據,無論在中國還是海外,要做出穩健的投資和政策決定都會更困難。
部分西方分析師預測,中國今年全年GDP增速介於0%至3%之間,遠低於中國官方設定的4.5%至5%目標。另有幾名中國經濟學家認為,官方公布的失業率數據掩蓋了更嚴重的就業危機。
獨立研究機構榮鼎集團(Rhodium Group)共同創辦人榮大聶(Daniel Rosen)表示:「在量體如此大的主要經濟體中,中國宏觀數據存在如此嚴重的問題,幾乎找不到其他可比案例。」
中國官方數據與一些獨立估算之間的差距,凸顯北京當局對經濟困境的政治敏感度升高。中國龐大的房地產市場仍在下滑,許多製造商在激烈的價格競爭中艱難求生,廣大家庭也不願消費,這使得中國高度依賴出口來支撐經濟成長。
在中國領導人習近平主政下,北京當局壓制有關經濟的負面評論,並限制獲取經濟數據的管道,過去提供研究人員和投資人參考的許多數據已經消失。近來北京當局收緊管控,加劇了原有的訊息缺口,也使外界更難交叉核對中國官方數據。
研究公司凱投宏觀(Capital Economics)依據自主研發的指數估算,中國第3季GDP成長率為2%,遠低於中國官方公布的4.5%。該公司的模型採用數百項關注度較低的官方數據,例如城際客運量和工業用電量,因這些數據沒那麼容易被操縱。
凱投宏觀中國問題專家伊凡斯-普里查德(Julian Evans-Pritchard)表示,每當中國政府難以實現成長目標時,該公司估算與官方數據之間的差距就會擴大,類似的情況還曾出現在2008年全球金融海嘯、2014年房地產市場低迷,以及COVID-19疫情期間,在疫情封控下,中國公布了2%的3%的成長率。
一些分析師對中國經濟的評估更為悲觀。榮鼎集團預估,今年中國GDP的增速將在0%左右,並認為在零售銷售成長乏力、固定資產投資大幅下降的情況下,中國不可能實現4.5%的成長。
此外,越來越多中國經濟學家認為,官方公布的失業率數據掩蓋了更嚴重的就業危機。北京清華大學1位知名的經濟學家7月時估計,若計入2年來未找到工作、且未被官方數據納入的人群,廣義城鎮失業率為10.2%。而中國官方數據顯示,9月城鎮失業率小降至5.2%。
上海中歐國際工商學院副院長朱天9月寫道,申領失業保險金的人數正在增加,而失業率自2021年以來一直相對穩定,官方失業率過於穩定,實際參考價值不大。

Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics reported a 249.58% year-on-year increase in R&D spending to 127.04 million yuan, alongside a 270.54% rise in net profit to 387 million yuan for the first three quarters of the year.

UMC held a press conference and CEO Wang Shi was optimistic that the growth momentum of AI will continue until 2027, and AI revenue is expected to account for more than 25% in 2029. The company has added an additional capital budget of US$3.2 billion, focusing on silicon photonics, deep trench capacitors and thin film lithium niobate technologies, and expects the average unit price of products to increase by 10% annually in 2027.

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According to data from the Ministry of Natural Resources, my country’s total marine product value reached 8.5 trillion yuan in the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 4.9%. Marine energy, shipbuilding industry and emerging industries performed steadily, and the operating conditions of maritime-related enterprises were generally good, demonstrating strong economic resilience and a momentum of new and better development.

After the opening of the Pinglu Canal, the Xiangzhou operation area of Tiandong Port District, Baise Port, Guangxi has been busy with freight and its cargo throughput has increased. Through river-sea combined transport, the transportation costs of raw materials such as bauxite for local companies have been reduced by 20% to 30%. Baise is actively improving the construction of logistics hubs to connect with the ASEAN market.