China GDP to grow above 6.5 percent in 2016, CPI to rise about 1.5 percent: think-tank

SHANGHAI China’s economy will likely grow at or above 6.5 percent next year, an official think-tank said in a report in the China Securities Journal on Monday.

The country’s consumer price index (CPI) will rise about 1.5 percent, government think-tank the State Information Center said.

(Reporting by Adam Jourdan- Editing by Shri Navaratnam)