BEIJING: China’s economic growth rose 1.1 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter (Q1) of 2016, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS also revised 2015 quarterly growth figures for three quarters. In the 2015 first quarter, quarterly growth was revised upwards to 1.4 per cent from 1.3 per cent. In the second quarter, quarterly growth was revised downwards to 1.8 per cent from 1.9 per cent, while in the fourth quarter, quarterly growth was revised downwards to 1.5 per cent from 1.6 per cent. The 2015 third quarter quarterly economic growth figure remains unchanged. The statistics bureau also revised quarterly growth figures for 2014 in two quarters. For first quarter, quarterly figure was revised upwards to 1.7 per cent from 1.6 per cent, and in  third quarter, figure was revised upwards to 1.9 per cent from 1.8 per cent.