China’s July Retail Sales and Industrial Production ease, keeping AUD/USD bears on the lookout

Anil Panchal FXStreet

According to the latest data published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday, China’s July Retail Sales rose 2.5% YoY vs. 4.8% expected and 3.1% previous while the country’s Industrial Production came in at 3.7% YoY vs. 4.5% estimated and 4.4% prior.

Meanwhile, the Fixed Asset Investment increased 3.4% YTD (Year-To-Date) YoY in July vs. market expectations of reprinting 3.8% figures.

Also read: PBOC cuts one-year MLF rates to 2.5% from 2.65%

AUD/USD stays pressured

Following the data, AUD/USD remains on the back foot around 0.6480, down 0.10% intraday while fading the previous day’s corrective bounce off the yearly low.

About China Retail Sales and Industrial Production

China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) releases the Retail Sales and Industrial Production figures for a month after nearly two weeks from its end.

Retail Sales measures the total receipts of the retailed consumer goods. It reflects the total consumer goods that the various industries supply to the households and social groups through various channels. Further, Industrial Production shows the volume of production of Chinese Industries such as factories and manufacturing facilities. A surge in output is regarded as inflationary which would prompt the People’s Bank of China would tighten monetary policy and fiscal policy risk.

Generally speaking, high readings of the industrial production growth and Retail Sales may generate a positive sentiment (or bullish) for the CNY (Chinese Yuan), whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish) for the CNY.

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Anil Panchal

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Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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