New Chinese Economic Statistics Hint at Overcapacity, High Consumer Prices

Recent economic statistics from China indicate that there is overcapacity in the industrial sector, and rising consumer prices.

A worker watches bottles of a Wahaha milk drink on a production line of Wahaha Group Co., Ltd. on July 2, 2012 in Hangzhou of Zhejiang Province, China. Recent economic statistics from China indicate that there is overcapacity in the industrial sector, and rising consumer prices. Feng Li/Getty Images