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China has stepped up support for the economy this year but the moves have not been enough to offset a domestic slowdown and softening overseas demand for exports

China's GDP growth seen slowing to 6.2% in Q2 - poll

China's economy grew at its slowest rate in nearly three decades in the second quarter, according to an AFP survey of analysts, hit by the US-China trade war and weakening global demand.

Business • 12 Jul 19

Chinese retail sales expanded 7.2% last month, well off the 8.4% expected by economists

Chinese retail sales growth lower than expected

China's economy showed further signs of weakness in April as the slowest growth in retail sales for 16 years highlighted the task leaders have in ramping up domestic demand.

Business • 15 May 19

China's Purchasing Managers' Index, a key gauge of factory conditions, came in at 50.1 in April, down from 50.5 in March

China factory activity softens despite stimulus

China's factory activity softened in April, official data showed today, in the latest sign that the world's second-largest economy remains on uneven footing despite a raft of government stimulus measures.

Business • 30 Apr 19

China's economy grew by 6.4% in the first quarter of this year

China growth beats forecasts amid signs of stability

China's economy expanded more than expected in the first three months of the year as government moves to kickstart growth helped offset weak global demand and a US trade war, data showed today.

Business • 17 Apr 19

The Sentix research group said its investor sentiment index for the euro zone rose to -0.3 from -2.2 in March

Euro zone investor morale rises on China hopes

Investor morale in the euro zone improved in April to hit its highest level since November, helped by signs of an upswing in China, a survey showed today.

Business • 08 Apr 19

Output growth at China's factories and workshops for the first two months slowed to 5.3% year-on-year, from 5.7% in December

China's industrial output slows, unemployment rises

China's industrial output slowed during the first two months of the year as unemployment rose, official data showed today.

Business • 14 Mar 19

The OECD has revised down growth for almost all of the world's 20 biggest economies

OECD cuts global growth forecast on Brexit, trade rows

Global economic growth will continue to weaken this year, with Euro Area countries experiencing the biggest slowdown, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Business • 06 Mar 19

The Chinese government is targeting growth of 6-6.5% this year for the world's second-largest economy

China cuts taxes, sees 'tough struggle' as growth slows

China's premier warned today that the country faces a "tough struggle" as he unveiled tax cuts to prop up a stuttering economy while increasing military spending to nearly $180 billion.

Business • 05 Mar 19

The Chinese economy lost more steam in the last quarter as it battles a massive debt pile and a US trade war

China economy grew at slowest pace in 28 years in 2018

China's economy grew at its slowest pace in almost three decades in 2018, losing more steam in the last quarter as it battles a massive debt pile and a US trade war.

Business • 21 Jan 19

China's Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 50 in November, missing market expectations and down from 50.2 in October

China reports weakest factory growth in over 2 years

Growth in China's vast manufacturing sector stalled for the first time in over two years in November as new orders slowed.

Business • 30 Nov 18

The Chinese economy grew 6.5% in the third quarter from a year earlier, new figures show today

China's Q3 GDP growth slowest since 2009

China's third quarter economic growth slowed to its weakest pace since the global financial crisis, and missed expectations, as a campaign to tackle debt risks and the trade war with the US began to bite.

Business • 19 Oct 18

China's services purchasing managers' index rose to 53.1 in September from 51.5 in August

China services sector expands in September

China's services sector grew at its fastest pace in three months in September on improved demand, a private survey showed today.

Business • 08 Oct 18

The Chinese economy expanded by 6.7% in the three months from April to June

China's economic growth slows to 6.7% in second quarter

China's economy expanded at a slower pace in the second quarter as Beijing's efforts to contain debt hurt activity and as the world's number two economy faces an escalating trade fight with the US.

Business • 16 Jul 18

Output at Chinese factories and workshops expanded 6.8% year-on-year, new figures show

Chinese growth shows signs of flagging

Chinese economic growth showed signs of flagging in data released today as Beijing faces trade tensions with the US as well as debt and pollution battles at home.

Business • 14 Jun 18

China's official Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 51.9 in May, from 51.4 in April

China's May factory growth at eight month high

China's vast manufacturing sector grew at the fastest pace in eight months in May, passing expectations, new figures show today.

Business • 31 May 18

China's Purchasing Managers' Index, a key gauge of factory conditions, came in at 51.4 in April

China manufacturing activity slows in April

Factory activity in China slowed marginally in April but beat expectations, official data showed today, while analysts warned of headwinds as credit growth eases.

Business • 30 Apr 18

China's government has moved to wind down production at some steel factories and smelters in a drive to clean up smog-ridden cities

China factory output slows amid pollution crackdown

China's industrial output slowed in October, official data showed, as authorities fight smog by clamping down on pollution produced by heavy industries.

Business • 14 Nov 17

The latest PMI, a gauge of factory conditions, came in at 51.2 in May, unchanged from the previous month

China factory activity expands in May

Activity in China's key factory sector expanded in May, official data showed today, in a sign of stabilisation in the world's second-largest economy.

Business • 31 May 17

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