China Government Budget

China reported a Government Budget deficit equal to 1.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Historically, from 1988 until 2011, China Government Budget averaged -1.9400 Percent of GDP reaching an all time high of 0.5800 Percent of GDP in December of 2007 and a record low of -3.0500 Percent of GDP in December of 1991. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page includes a chart with historical data for China Government Budget.

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Government Budget
A government budget is a legal document that is often passed by the legislature, and approved by the chief executive-or president. For example, only certain types of revenue may be imposed and collected. Property tax is frequently the basis for municipal and county revenues, while sales tax and/or income tax are the basis for state revenues, and income tax and corporate tax are the basis for national revenues. The two basic elements of any budget are the revenues and expenses. In the case of the government, revenues are derived primarily from taxes. Government expenses include spending on current goods and services, which economists call government consumption; government investment expenditures such as infrastructure investment or research expenditure; and transfer payments like unemployment or retirement benefits. Budgets have an economic, political and technical basis. Unlike a pure economic budget, they are not entirely designed to allocate scarce resources for the best economic use. They also have a political basis wherein different interests push and pull in an attempt to obtain benefits and avoid burdens. The technical element is the forecast of the likely levels of revenues and expenses.

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China's Inflation Rate Down to 3.4% in April
Published: 5/11/2012 11:31:49 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, National Bureau of Statistics of China
In April, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 3.4 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 3.4 percent in cities and 3.3 percent in rural areas.

China Trade Surplus Widens in April
Published: 5/10/2012 11:44:27 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, General Administration of Customs
China recorded a better-than-expected surplus of $18.42 billion in April. However, export and import growth slowed notably in April, as the European debt woes and slowing growth in emerging economies hampered demand.

China's GDP at 3 Year Low in Q1
Published: 4/13/2012 10:27:32 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, National Bureau of Statistics of China
China's GDP in the first quarter of 2012 was 10,799.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.1 percent. The value added of the primary industry was 692.2 billion yuan, up by 3.8 percent; that of the secondary industry was 5,145.1 billion yuan, up by 9.1 percent; and that of the tertiary industry was 4,962.2 billion yuan, up by 7.5 percent. In the first quarter of 2012, the gross domestic product went up by 1.8 percent on quarterly bases.

China's Inflation Rate Up to 3.6% in March
Published: 4/10/2012 11:47:42 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, National Bureau of Statistics of China
In March, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 3.6 percent year-on-year. The food prices went up by 7.5 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.8 percent. The prices of consumer goods went up by 4.4 percent and the prices of services grew by 1.5 percent.

China Posts Unexpected Trade Surplus in March
Published: 4/10/2012 11:42:24 AM By: TradingEconomics.com
China returned to an export-led trade surplus of $5.35 billion in March, heralding the prospect that a rebound in the global economy is lifting overseas orders just in time to compensate for a slowdown in domestic demand.

China's Inflation Rate Down to 3.2% in February
Published: 3/9/2012 11:08:08 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, National Bureau of Statistics of China
In February, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 3.2 percent year-on-year. The food prices went up by 6.2 percent while the non-food prices increased by 1.7 percent. The prices of consumer goods went up by 3.9 percent and the prices of services grew by 1.5 percent.

China's Economy Expands 8.9% in Q4
Published: 1/17/2012 12:17:38 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Reuters
China's economy expanded at its weakest pace in 2-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, with the sagging real estate and export sectors heralding a sharper slowdown in coming months and fresh pro-growth measures from the government.

China's Trade Surplus Narrows in November
Published: 12/10/2011 1:08:15 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, General Administration of Customs
China's trade surplus narrowed in November, but was higher than expected, indicating the euro-zone crisis is having a real but still limited impact on Chinese exports.

China Inflation Rate Falls to 4.2 percent in November
Published: 12/9/2011 12:03:00 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, National Bureau of Statistics China
Inflation Rate in China eased to 4.2 percent in November from 5.5 percent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said. The rate cooled for a fourth consecutive month, after peaking at 6.5 percent in July.

China's Trade Surplus Widens in October
Published: 11/10/2011 10:54:04 AM By: TradingEconomics.com, General Administration of Customs
China recorded a trade surplus of $17.03 billion in October, as exports rose 15.9 percent year-on-year to $157.49 billion, while imports increased 28.7 percent to 140.56 billion, according to the General Administration of Customs. The trade surplus was $14.51 billion in September.

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