中国第二季度经济增长率7%, 稳定适度

**中国第二季度经济增长率7%, 稳定适度**

中国星期三公布的官方数据显示，中国经济上季度的增长速度略高于预期。

中国今年第二季度的经济增长率为7%，与上季度持平。自2009年初世界金融危机后，这是中国经济最低的季度增长率。

中国国家统计局发言人盛来运说，中国国民经济今年上半年的表现是在合理范围内，各项主要指标逐渐改善，趋于稳定和健康的发展。

近年来，作为世界第二大经济体的中国经过连续30年的两位数增长后，经济增长速度迅速下滑。

最近，中国被迫采取重大措施来稳定股市。仅在数周内，中国股市缩水将近30%。

China GDP Growth Holds Steady at Modest 7%

China's economy grew at a slightly faster than expected pace in the latest quarter, according to official data released by Beijing on Wednesday.

The second quarter growth rate of 7 percent is equal to that of the previous quarter, but is China's slowest quarterly rate of expansion since early 2009 following the global financial crisis.

"China's national economic performance in the first half of this year is within a reasonable range, with major indicators improving gradually and trending a stable and healthy development," said National Bureau of Statistics spokesman Sheng Laiyun.

The world's second-largest economy has seen an unexpectedly quick economic downturn in recent years, following three decades of breakneck, double-digit growth.

Most recently, China had to take drastic measures to reverse a stock market crash that had wiped out nearly 30 percent of market value in a matter of weeks.