From the trenches of China

[Kevmeister]

Quote from johnpinochet:

The one I hate the most is "prolly". Like I'll prolly have to put you on ignore if you write "prolly" one more time.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Richard prolly doesn't really hv that many ppl to discuss this subject with. It prolly doesn't matter really how much ppl hv in China or prolly the ppl hvn't got a clue.

Got to go now. I'm prolly gonna watch Lost tonight. I hv to go to work tomorrow and some ppl prolly won't show up.

Later

 

[gangof4]

China reports Q4 GDP @ 6.8%.

in light of all the factory closures, energy use data etc, i wonder what the real # is...

 

[4444CJones4444]

From the trenches? The mall? Damn, it must be tough in China.

 

[Wallace]

all the comments are the same - unreliable data
'China's economy slows sharply, worse yet to come' - Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-CreditCrisis/idUSTRE50L3UW20090122
'Roubini Sees China Recession Despite ‘Massaged’ GDP' - Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aGGPz.RLobo4&refer=home

 

[clacy]

Quote from gangof4:

China reports Q4 GDP @ 6.8%.

in light of all the factory closures, energy use data etc, i wonder what the real # is...

China's reported numbers have 1/10th of the credibility compared with the US's reported numbers, and the US has very little