Beijing Postpones Its Q3 GDP Release During National Meeting

Expert believes officials are still contemplating what is the 'right' data to please the party leadership

Chinese leader Xi Jinping gives a speech during the opening session of a 5-year Chinese Communist Party political conference in Beijing on Oct. 16, 2022. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

China delayed its regular release of third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) without an explanation.

Also postponed were several other economic indicators such as industrial production, fixed assets, real estate investment, and retail sales as shown on the schedule on the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) website updated on Oct. 17.