Slowing Down in the Privatization Wave

Abstract

After the new great leap forward from 1992, China’s economy had a soft landing in 1995. It kept a steady and quick growth at a rate of 10.5 percent, while its inflation slowed down significantly. Its added value of industry grew by 14 percent annually with an operation improvement of state-owned industry. The total investment in fixed assets with a growth rate of 11 percent dropped down further, 13 percentage points less than the previous year. There was an improvement in finance in China too. The national financial revenue increased more than the increment of disbursement in 1995 and changed the situation that the revenue had increased less than the increment of disbursement for many years. At the same time, China’s trade expanded greatly and grew by 18.6 percent annually with a favorable balance of trade of 16.7 billion US dollars.