BEIJING: China's annual economic growth eased to 7.7% between October and December 2013 from 7.8% in the previous three months, slightly ahead of market expectations for growth of 7.6%, data showed on Monday.
The world's second largest economy grew 7.7% in 2013 from a year earlier, data from the website of the National Bureau of Statistics showed. The government's target was for 7.5% growth in 2013.
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