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China fourth-quarter growth slows to 4.5%, weakest in nearly three years as consumption misses forecasts
China’s 5% growth in 2025 met official targets despite a 4.5% Q4 slowdown and a 17.2% drop in property investment, offset by a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus.
- On Monday, the National Bureau of Statistics reported China's GDP grew 4.5% in the October-to-December period, slowing from 4.8% in Q3 and the weakest since Q1 2023.
- Against that backdrop, Beijing policymakers note domestic demand softened amid growing U.S.-China trade frictions and a 1.3% contraction in fixed-asset investment last year.
- In December, officials reported industrial output climbed 5.2%, retail sales grew 0.9%, and the urban unemployment rate remained at 5.1%.
- That outcome leaves policymakers able to hold off on large-scale stimulus as full-year economic output came in at 5%, helped by lower-than-expected tariff rates and exporters' diversification.
- Street-Level scenes in Huaqiangbei illustrate Chinese consumers on Jan. 14, 2026, capturing pedestrian activity amid uneven economic momentum.
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According to government figures, the Chinese economy grew by five percent last year.
·Germany
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Slowdown to 4.5% in the last quarter – Within target, but under increasing pressure for the world's second-largest economy
According to official data, China's economy has grown by exactly 5 percent. However, German companies doubt that there is an upswing at all. Above all, two children of concern are pulling the economy down.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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Beijing announced that China's economy grew by five percent in 2025. The biggest challenges for the economy are reduced demand and the real estate crisis, while exports continue to grow.
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