Professionals working for businesses are confident China's economic growth this year will likely meet the official target and expect both their companies' headcounts and profits to increase, according to a survey report released on Tuesday.

The report, published by CPA Australia, a global accounting body, shows that nearly two-thirds of those surveyed expect China's economic growth will be between 6 percent and 6.9 percent in 2017.

The survey was conducted among more than 400 professionals in China between 2016 and 2017.