中国经济增长放缓

China reports that its economic growth slowed in the final quarter of 2013 and appears set to cool even further.

China's National Bureau of Statistics also said Monday that the economy grew by 7.7 percent for all of last year, the same as in 2012, for its weakest performance since 1999.

Analysts say the economy slowed quite rapidly in the last quarter, with factory output, exports and investment all weaker than the previous quarter.

Officials said that a long-term accumulation of problems has yet to ease, and a mini-stimulus of government spending last year has faded.

Growth of the world's second-largest economy is still considerably stronger than the United States, Japan or Europe.中国发表报告说，2013年第三季度的中国经济增长速度减缓，而且看来今后将进一步放慢增长速度。

中国国家统计局星期一也表示，中国经济去年全年的增长率为7.7%，与2012年持平，这是自1999年以来的最低增长率。

分析人士说，中国经济增长速度上季度大幅放缓，工业产量、出口以及投资都少于前一季度。

有关官员说，长期积累下来的问题仍待解决，去年政府开支的微弱刺激效果已经减弱。

作为世界第二大经济体，中国的经济增长势头仍比美国、日本和欧洲强劲得多。