Is the economy at last turning? The Chinese government's policies to rebalance the economy seem to be bearing some fruit at last.
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The latest economic data published by the National Bureau of Statistics on July 16 suggest China is moving to a more service-based economy that is less reliant on exporting cheap manufactured goods.
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On the expenditure side of national income, consumption also continued to play a stronger role, contributing the largest share of GDP growth.
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Achieving such shifts was the central aim of both the current 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) and last year's Third Plenum meeting-setting the economic course for the next 10 years.