What to Know in China’s GDP Beyond the Headline Numbers
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China’s economy slowed rapidly in the third quarter under the stress of a property slump and electricity shortages.
Beyond the headline numbers though, the dataset had a few other interesting details: a surprise decline in the unemployment rate to the lowest level in almost three years; a drop in property sentiment well before the current crunch in the industry; and a retail sales rebound that diverged across different categories.