China Dec industrial output up 1.3%, retail sales down 1.8%
Reuters
Published Jan 16, 2023 09:07PM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output grew at a modest 1.3% pace last month year-on-year, official data showed on Tuesday, easing from a 2.2% rise in November, as manufacturing activity was hit by the rampant spread of COVID infections that bound workers indoors.
The growth rate was stronger than a 0.2% expansion analysts had forecast in a Reuters poll.
Retail sales contracted for a third straight month to 1.8% even as China abandoned its stringent zero-COVID policy last month, removing movement controls and testing measures. Consumption weakened as infections surged and people took time to recover.
Analysts had expected an 8.6% tumble after a 5.9% drop in November.
Fixed asset investment grew 5.1% in 2022, beating a forecast 5.0% rise and down from a 5.3% jump in January-November.
The world's second-largest economy was sluggish for most of last year due to China's tough anti-virus measures, a prolonged slump in its property sector and feeble global growth.
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