Backgrounder: Forecasts for China’s Economy in 2008

Source: Xin Hua 01/01/2008

A succession of forecasts for

China’s economy in 2008 have been released by International financial institutions and major foreign and domestic banks in recent months.

The following is detailed figures of the predicted GDP growth, Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the appreciation of Renminbi this year.  

 

GDP Growth   CPI         Appreciation of RMB against USD (%)
World Bank   

10.8 

-

-

International Monetary Fund       

10

-

-

Asian Development Bank 

10.5

3.8

-

Goldman Sachs

10.3

4.5

-

Morgan Stanley (Steven Roach)       

8-9

-

-

JP Morgan Chase

10.5

3.8

-

Citibank

-

5

7.5

Standard Chartered Bank

9.5

-

7.5

Merrill Lynch

10.9

-

-

UBS 

10.4

-

-

Bank of

China

10.5

4.5

-

The People’s Bank of

China

10.8

-

7-10

China International Capital Corp.

-

4-4.5

10

State

Information Center

10.8

3.5

 

 

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