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China Youth Jobless Rate Hits Record 20.8% in Challenge for Policymakers
China's youth unemployment reached a record high of 20.8% in May, up from the previous month.
Retail sales in May rose by 12.7%, missing expectations set by a Reuters poll of 13.6%.
May's industrial production grew by 3.5% YoY, slower than the 3.6% expected by analysts, and fixed asset investment rose by 4%, slower than the 4.4% predicted by Reuters.
China announced a series of weak economic indicators this Thursday (15, Wednesday night in Brazil), with unemployment among young people reaching the highest level ever recorded for the second consecutive month, while the economy's post-pandemic growth momentum slows down.
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