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Real GDP grew only 6% in Q3 2019

11/07/2019
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Economic growth slowed to 6.0% y/y in Q3 2019 from 6.4% in Q4 2018. This is well under the annual average of 8% recorded over the past decade: the structural slowdown continues, aggravated since last year by the consequences of US protectionist measures on exports. Growth in private consumption has also decelerated, delaying the process of rebalancing of Chinese growth sources. Fiscal and monetary policy easing measures have been multiplied, and their impact on domestic demand should be visible in the last quarter of 2019.

China: real GDP grew only 6% in Q3 2019
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