China economy seen slowing to 7.3% in 2014

A migrant worker at a construction site for affordable housing in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province, Sept 12, 2013. China's economy is expected to grow more slowly at 7.3% as the government's focus shifts from growth to reform and employment - EPA Photo.

BEIJING: China's economy is expected to slow further this year, as Beijing continues to make reforms its top priority and rules out major stimulus to spur short-term growth, a Reuters poll showed.

The country's gross domestic product is likely to grow 7.3% in 2014, according to the median forecast in a poll of 34 economists, a reading that is lower than 7.7% in 2013 and could mark the weakest showing in 24 years.