China's economy grew at the slowest pace since 2005 in the second quarter, prompting the yuan's biggest drop in seven weeks on speculation the government will slow its advance to protect exporters. Gross domestic product rose 10.1 percent from a year earlier, down from 10.6 percent in the first quarter, as exports weakened and the government curbed lending. Consumer prices rose 7.1 percent in June, slowing from 7.7 percent in May, according to the latest data from the statistics bureau.
GDP growth cooled for the fourth straight quarter.
The trade surplus for the second quarter narrowed 12 percent from a year earlier to $58.14 billion as import costs climbed and U.S. demand faltered.
Producer prices climbed 8.8 percent in June from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said today, after rising 8.2 percent in May.
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