China’s first-quarter GDP tops estimates at 5.4% as growth momentum continues amid tariff worries
- China's Gross Domestic Product grew by 5.4% in the first quarter of 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics .
- This growth surpassed economists' forecasts of 5.1%, indicating strong economic activity despite external challenges.
- Sheng Laiyun of the NBS acknowledged that external conditions are becoming more complex and expressed concerns over insufficient domestic demand.
- UBS economists downgraded their GDP growth forecast for China in 2025 to 3.4% due to the impact of tariffs.
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Beijing University [Newsroom]Shenzhen, China (ots/PRNewswire) - Stable property recovery and steady growth in the new economy The PHBS Think Tank at Beijing University HSBC Business School has published its macroeconomic analysis report for the first quarter of 2025 ... Continue reading here...Original content of: Beijing University, news transmitted by currently
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Beating forecasts, bracing for a fall: China’s economy surges
China’s economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, expanding at an annual rate of 5.4% — 0.3 percentage points above forecasts—driven by strong consumer spending and industrial output. That surge was likely fueled by consumers and businesses rushing to make purchases ahead of Donald Trump’s steep new tariffs.Analysts warn the momentum may not last. Trump has recently raised US tariffs on China to a staggering 145%, prompting Beijing…
China rose to the ring in shape. Its economy grew to 5.4% in the first quarter, the highest pace in year and a half and several tenths above forecasts. It is the last period foreign to the criminal U.S. tariffs that will bite its economy, has already prevented Beijing, but it is preferable to fight with vigor than it has pierced. That 5.4% would allow,
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