These are very good numbers for a country whose population that is shrinking. Even zero growth is positive in that case.GDP for the last three months of 2023 rose by 5.2%, missing analysts’ estimates of 5.3% in a Reuters poll. GDP growth for the full year was also 5.2%.
Retail sales grew by 7.4% in December from a year ago, also missing expectations for 8% growth.
China resumed reporting the unemployment rate for young people.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/17/chi...-resumes-posting-youth-unemployment-data.html