BEIJING’S economy is expected to grow nine percent or above this year, lower than the growth rate of 12.5 percent which it is expected to have achieved last year, a local development official has said.

The Beijing municipal government also predicts that the per capita gross domestic product will reach US$8,000 this year, up from US$7,000 last year, said Zhang Gong, director of the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission.

Source: Shanghai Daily