Chinese economy grows 5.2% year-on-year in Q2

​​​​​​​By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Chinese economy grew 5.2% year-on-year in the second quarter, figures showed Tuesday.

The gross domestic product (GDP) also rose 1.1% on a quarterly basis, the National Bureau of Statistics of China announced.

In the first half of the year, the GDP increased 5.3% on a yearly basis.

Foreign trade was at 21.8 trillion yuan ($3 trillion), up 2.9% on a yearly basis, during the first half.

Annual inflation dropped 0.1% year on year in the first six months of 2025.

And the unemployment rate averaged 5.2%, 0.1 percentage points lower than the first quarter.