China’s economic growth continued to slow in August. He writes about this “Kommersant” Citing data from the country’s National Bureau of Statistics.
The main challenge remains weak domestic demand, with retail sales growth slowing to 2.1% y/y from 2.7% in July. Industrial production growth slowed for a fourth consecutive month in August, reaching 4.5%, its weakest since March, after 5.1% in July. Experts had expected growth of 4.7%. The most notable declines were seen in agriculture and ferrous metallurgy.
Amid weak industrial dynamics, China’s unemployment rate rose to 5.3%, its highest level since August 2024.
The People’s Bank of China’s cut in base rates in July had no significant impact on domestic consumption. The volume of new bank loans increased in August, but this increase was mainly due to loans from producers rather than consumers.
The August data is seen as an argument for additional measures to support the economy. The current dynamics of key economic indicators raise the question of whether the target of 5% GDP growth by the end of the year can be achieved.
China’s plans were known before this to strengthen Cooperation with BRICS to strengthen security. At the 11th Xiangshan Forum, Chen Xiaodong, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, noted that Beijing aims to develop partnership in this field as well as cooperation through the SCO and the China-Central Asia mechanism.
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Source: Gazeta
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