China revises 2017 GDP growth down to 6.8%

The world’s second-biggest economy, China has revised its 2017 economic growth down to 6.8% from 6.9%, as it braces for possibly worse performance in 2018.

The size of the gross domestic product of China was revised down from 82.7 trillion yuan (USD 12.1 trillion) to 82.1 trillion yuan. China is due to release its GDP growth for 2018 on Monday.