China Business & Economy

Beijing’s Unusual Delay in Releasing Economic Numbers Fuels Speculation

Beijing’s Unusual Delay in Releasing Economic Numbers Fuels Speculation
People walk across a bridge with a stocks indicator board in the financial district of Lujiazui in Shanghai on Oct. 17, 2022. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images
Julia Ye
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China’s Bureau of Statistics finally released third-quarter economic data on Oct. 24, after an unusual delay prompted speculation about the state of its economy.

The numbers were originally scheduled to be released during the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which ran Oct. 16–22. Authorities postponed the release of key data such as China’s GDP unexpectedly and without explanation.

Julia Ye is an Australian-based reporter who joined The Epoch Times in 2021. She mainly covers China-related issues and has been a reporter since 2003.
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