July Data Dump – Q2 GDP
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China’s stats bureau released the Q2 GDP results on Thursday.
The economy expanded 7.9% y/y in real terms last quarter – down from 18.3% y/y growth in Q1.
Slower sequential growth is no surprise given the less favorable base effect in Q2.
Given the pandemic-related distortions to the data, it is b...