Xing Zhihong, spokesperson and director general of the Department of Comprehensive Statistics of National Bureau of Statistics. [Photo by Liu Jian/China SCIO]

The State Council Information Office (SCIO) will hold a press conference at 10 AM on Oct. 19 (Thursday), 2017. National economic performance in the first three quarters of 2017 will be introduced by Xing Zhihong, spokesperson and director general of the Department of Comprehensive Statistics of National Bureau of Statistics.