It's all good. A bigger economy means all the dangerous ratios, such as investment as a percentage of G.D.P., all fall. And they are usually cited as showing that the Chinese economy is in danger or headed for a fall.
This 2006 target is signaling they want to move back to 'neutral,' but also that they're happy to loosen policy if the economy does weaken.
As if China's economy was not growing fast enough, thanks to a statistical revision, growth in 2005 looks like being about 30 percent.
The big worry is that these energy prices hit the economy all at once and CPI rises too quickly.
The economy is like a supertanker. All these things should slow the economy down. But as a supertanker, it's got so much momentum behind it.