China Regions Show Economies Differ as Slowdown Deepens

From China bears such as Larry Summers to bulls including Lloyd Blankfein, there’s agreement the world’s second-largest economy is slowing. Provincial indicators reveal that while that’s true nationally, some regions are doing increasingly better than others.

Of China’s 31 provinces and municipalities, 19 recorded a slowdown, three posted the same pace and nine saw a pickup in the January-September growth rate from the first half, according to Bloomberg calculations of data released by the governments or state media. All are missing their own expansion targets.