Economist at UOB Group Ho Woei Chen, CFA, assessed the latest set of data releases in the Chinese economy and the prospects for the third quarter.
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“Industrial production growth accelerated to 5.6% y/y in August… , the fifth straight month of gains… With the sustained gains, industrial production has finally turned the corner with +0.4% y/y year-to-date increase compared to -0.4% in the previous month.”
“Retail sales also came in above expectation at +0.5% y/y…, its first positive growth since the start of the year… Overall, the rebound in August has narrowed the year-to-date decline in retail sales to -8.6% y/y from -9.9% y/y in the preceding month. In contrast, the e-commerce sales rose 9.5% y/y year-to-date.”
“The urban surveyed jobless rate edged lower to 5.6%... The stronger than expected rebound in economic activities is likely to bring the unemployment rate lower to around 5.4% by end-2020, just a touch higher than 5.2% at the end of 2019. Despite this, lower income would still be a significant headwind to further demand recovery.”
“The economic data in August, including the stronger-than-expected trade and credit growth, all point towards an acceleration in 3Q GDP growth… We now see some upside risk to our GDP forecast for China which is at 4.9% y/y in 3Q and 5.7% y/y in 4Q (2Q: 3.2% y/y) for full-year 1.8% growth.”
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