High importanceCNCNY · Growth · 18 Oct 2026 · 22:00 ET · in 1 d 14 h

China GDP growth, year on year (Q3)

Sun 18 October · 22:00 ET (10:00 Beijing) · in 1 d 14 h. Total output of the economy — the broadest growth measure.

Forecast
4.4%
Previous
4.3%
Actual
Due 22:00 ET

Below 4.25%In line 4.25% to 4.55%Above 4.55%

▏Forecast 4.4%○ Previous 4.3%

The levelsMeasured from its last 4 prints

BelowBelow 4.25%CNY down
In line4.25% to 4.55%Limited follow-through
AboveAbove 4.55%CNY up

In line is the forecast ± how far this series usually lands from it (median miss 0.15%). Above or below that is a genuine surprise. CNY up or down is the playbook’s mapping for this release; the pairs show how each quote moves when CNY does. Arithmetic, not a forecast.

Its own historyLast 4 prints vs the forecast before each: 2 above · 1 in line · 1 below

4.14%4.38%4.63%4.87%5.11%Oct ’25Jan ’26Apr ’26Jul ’26Q3 (next)

— Forecast before the print● Actual▮ Next release: in-line range

Release history

ReleasedPeriodForecastActualPosition
14 Jul 2026Q24.5%4.3%Below forecast
15 Apr 2026Q14.8%5%Above forecast
18 Jan 2026Q44.4%4.5%Above forecast
19 Oct 2025Q34.8%4.8%In line with forecast

What moved

After it prints: The pairs it maps from the hour before to the hour after, from 1-hour bars.