Chinese Economy Grows to 4th Largest in the World - New York Times

Chinese Economy Grows to 4th Largest in the World - New York Times: "January 25, 2006

HONG KONG, Jan. 25 The Chinese economy grew 9.9 percent last year, the third year in a row of roughly 10 percent growth, government statisticians announced in Beijing on Wednesday.

The Chinese statistics, showing a national economic output of $2.26 trillion, sent China soaring past France, Britain and Italy to become the world's fourth-largest economy, after the United States, Japan and Germany."