April marked China’s fastest industrial growth since September 2022.

January 2021 economic indicators

China’s industrial output rose 5.6% in April from a year earlier, accelerating from a 3.9% gain in March, according to data released by the National Bureau of Labor Statistics on May 16.

The 5.6% increase fell short of the 10.9% gain projected by a Reuters poll of analysts, but it was China’s quickest growth since September 2022. The year-over-year growth is likely due to the contraction China suffered last April when Shanghai was under strict COVID-19 lockdown.

Retail sales grew 18.4%, below expectations of a 21% increase, but significantly faster than March’s 10.6% increase. April marked the fastest retail growth in China since March 2021.

Fixed asset investment increased 4.7% during the first four months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, just short of a forecasted 5.5% gain. It grew 5.1% during the January-March period.

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Brad Star

Brad Star is an Associate Editor at MDM, having joined the company in August 2022. He spent most of the previous two years as a Business Reporter for USA-Today Network-Wisconsin’s Appleton Post-Crescent, writing its Buzz column that covered local retail and consumer service businesses in the Fox Cities. Star has a degree in economics from Beloit College.

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