China's economy shows improving trend in January-February - statistics bureau chief

China's economy shows improving trend in January-February - statistics bureau chief
FILE PHOTO: Employees work at a factory in the Shanghai Lingang Industrial Park in Shanghai, April 20, 2012. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Copyright Aly Song(Reuters)
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economic activity in January-February was generally sound and showed an improving trend, the chief of the statistics bureau chief said on Tuesday.

Ning Jizhe made the comments on the sidelines of the annual parliament meeting in Beijing.

On Thursday, China is due to release a slew of economic data including industrial output, retail sales and fixed-asset investment for the combined period of January-February.

(Reporting by Beijing Monitoring Desk; Writing by Yawen Chen)

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