China's May activity indicators show no significant pick-up signal
Published on Thursday, June 11, 2015 | Updated on Sunday, May 13, 2018
China's May activity indicators show no significant pick-up signal
Summary
Today, China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced a batch of economic activity indicators for May, including industrial production, retail sales and urban fixed asset investment (YTD). While retail sales and industry production were both in line with market consensus and last month’s readings, FAI remained sluggish.
Topics
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- Regional Analysis China
- Macroeconomic Analysis
Authors
Le Xia
BBVA Research - Chief Economist
Jinyue Dong
BBVA Research - Principal Economist