"Shanghai continues with its healthy, stable and smooth development," Han said following a meeting with Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.

The consumer price index rose 6.7 per cent in the same period year-on-year, well above the 4.8 per cent level that the government has set as its end of year goal. Investments grew 4.8 per cent, to RMB326.9 bn. New figures from the Shanghai Statistics Bureau show that around 40,000 foreign companies are registered in the city.

Statistics for the third quarter alone were not available.

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