US EditionChina’s second-quarter GDP grows 5.2%, topping market expectations
CHINA, JUL 15 – China's 5.2% GDP growth in Q2 exceeded forecasts due to resilient exports and government stimulus despite weak domestic demand and ongoing US trade tensions.
- China's economy grew 5.2% year on year in the second quarter of 2025, exceeding market expectations.
- This growth follows a 5.4% expansion in the first quarter and occurs amid a prolonged property sector crisis and escalating US tariffs.
- Robust export growth in June, with shipments rising 5.8%, helped counterbalance subdued domestic demand and a slight decrease in consumer price levels during the first half of 2025.
- Dan Wang of Eurasia Group expressed cautious optimism, noting that the rate is unlikely to fall below 4%, which is considered the lowest level acceptable from a political standpoint.
- The July Politburo meeting will focus on the property sector and economic policy amid global trade uncertainties, aiming to sustain growth near the 5% annual target.
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grew 5.2% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025 amid ongoing with the United States, official data showed on Tuesday. The second quarter growth was the 5.4% pace in the first, but keeping on track to meet the government’s full-year target of “around 5%.” The first-half performance was supported by state stimulus and a pause in US-China that allowed exporters to rush out shipments ahead of potential tariff hikes. “China achieved growth above…
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Despite commercial tension with the US, in the second quarter of the year, the Chinese economy grew 5.2%, in terms of homologous terms, and one of the main factors of growth was exports, data say.
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