Property investment in China fell again in the first four months of the year and retail sales growth cooled in April, but industrial output remained strong last month, data released on Friday showed.
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China’s exports returned to positive growth in April amid a recovery of global demand, but analysts said the focus should still be on sustaining momentum in domestic demand.
China’s manufacturing production activity expanded in April, but analysts pointed to supply-demand imbalances and lingering deflationary pressures, while services activities moderated last month.
China’s widely watched gross domestic product (GDP) figure beat expectations in the first three months of the year, but retail sales growth dropped in March and property investment fell by 9.5 per cent in the first quarter.
China’s export growth fell more than expected in March, but a recovery of overseas markets is expected, while imports also declined last month.
China reported another low level of consumer inflation in March, while factory-gate prices fell for the 18th straight month.
China’s purchasing managers’ indices in March provided more evidence that parts of the economy are gaining momentum in the first quarter, but analysts remained cautious about a long-term recovery.
Analysts expect China’s economic recovery to continue over the coming months thanks to the increase in policy support following the release of combined data for January and February on Monday.
China’s consumer price index (CPI) turned positive for the first time since September, while the producer price index (PPI) fell for the 17th month in a row.
China’s exports rose by 7.1 per cent in combined figures for January and February compared to a year earlier, while imports rose by 3.5 per cent, data released on Thursday showed.
China’s manufacturing gauges showed ‘conflicting signals’ in February, while the average across the services purchasing managers’ indices reached a seven-month high.
China’s consumer price index (CPI) fell for a fourth consecutive month in January, while factory-gate prices also fell for the 16th straight month amid fears of deflationary risks.
Analysts said the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) readings for January added to evidence that growth momentum in China is in the midst of a renewed recovery.
China confirmed its economy grew by 5.2 per cent in 2023, revealed that its population fell to 1.4097 billion, and resumed the release of youth-jobless data, with a twist.
China’s economy grew in 2023 by 5.2 per cent, year on year, and similarly finished the year with 5.2 per cent growth in the fourth quarter, according to data released on Wednesday.
Mainland China’s population fell by 2.08 million last year to 1.4097 billion, down from 1.4118 billion in 2022, while births declined by 5.6 per cent to 9.02 million in 2023, according to data released on Wednesday.
China’s exports saw another modest uptick in December, underlining its fluctuating recovery in 2023, while deflationary risks continued as consumer inflation fell for a third month in a row.
Taken together, China’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data for December showed that there was ‘some improvement in economic momentum’ thanks to services and construction, analysts said.
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Real estate and private investment continued to drag on China’s economy in the first 11 months of the year, and while retail sales rose in November, challenges remain amid an uneven recovery.
China’s consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.5 per cent from a year earlier in November, while the producer price index (PPI) fell for the 14th month in a row.
China’s exports beat expectations in November, rising by 0.5 per cent from a year earlier, but imports disappointed and fell by 0.6 per cent, data released on Thursday showed.
China’s official manufacturing and services purchasing managers’ indices (PMI) disappointed in November, although the Caixin/S&P Global gauges offered signs of recovery last month.
President Xi Jinping pledged more measures to attract foreign investors in November, Premier Li Qiang took the helm at the Central Financial Commission and China announced visa-free entry plans.
China’s retail sales rose in October, year on year, but real estate investment fell again in the first 10 months of the year, with the mixed economic data pointing to an uneven and precarious recovery.
A deepening of food-price deflation saw China’s consumer price index (CPI) fall in October from a year earlier, while the producer price index (PPI) fell for the 13th month in a row.
China’s consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.2 per cent from a year earlier in October, and food prices were the ‘main culprit’, while the producer price index (PPI) fell for the 13th month in a row.
China’s exports fell for a sixth consecutive month in October, but imports surprisingly returned to growth last month, data released on Tuesday showed.
China’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) readings for October showed the overall economic recovery still faces pressure, highlighted by contraction in both the official and Caixin/S&P Global manufacturing indices.