China Q3 GDP growth eases to 6.9% China’s economic growth eased to 6.9% in the third quarter from a year earlier, slightly lower than 7% in the first half of the year, emphasizing more downward pressure on the economy. Quarter-on-quarter growth was 1.8%, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. Fixed-asset investment eased to 10.3% year-on-year in the January-September period, compared with 10.9% posted the prior month. Industrial output growth also cooled more than expected to 5.