China’s domestic demand stays muted in July as retail sales miss expectations
China’s economic imbalances continued to deepen in July, as sluggish retail sales and a fixed-asset investment slump highlighted persistent weakness in domestic demand, even as exports surged.
Retail sales, a major gauge of consumer spending, grew by 0.6 per cent year on year last month, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.
The lacklustre reading missed a 1.3 per cent rise forecast by economists surveyed by Chinese financial data provider Wind, and was down...
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