Industrial output rose 5.7% from a year ago in July, its weakest level since November last year, according to LSEG data, and weaker than analysts’ expectations for a 5.9% rise. Fixed-asset investment expanded 1.6% in the January to July period, undershooting economists’ forecasts for a 2.7% growth and slowing from 2.8% in the first six months. Within that segment, the contraction in property investment worsened, slumping 12% in the first seven months, government data showed.
fredag 15. august 2025
China’s growth stumbles in July as retail sales, industrial output miss forecasts
China’s economy lost momentum in July, with growth faltering across the board, as weak domestic demand persisted and Beijing intensified efforts to curb excess capacity. Retail sales last month rose 3.7% from a year earlier, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday, sharply missing analysts’ estimates for a 4.6% growth in a Reuters poll and slowing from June’s 4.8% growth.
Industrial output rose 5.7% from a year ago in July, its weakest level since November last year, according to LSEG data, and weaker than analysts’ expectations for a 5.9% rise. Fixed-asset investment expanded 1.6% in the January to July period, undershooting economists’ forecasts for a 2.7% growth and slowing from 2.8% in the first six months. Within that segment, the contraction in property investment worsened, slumping 12% in the first seven months, government data showed.
Industrial output rose 5.7% from a year ago in July, its weakest level since November last year, according to LSEG data, and weaker than analysts’ expectations for a 5.9% rise. Fixed-asset investment expanded 1.6% in the January to July period, undershooting economists’ forecasts for a 2.7% growth and slowing from 2.8% in the first six months. Within that segment, the contraction in property investment worsened, slumping 12% in the first seven months, government data showed.
