17-March-2026
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China's Industrial Output, Retail Sales Growth Beat Expectations in January-February
16-Mar-2026

China's industrial output grew 6.3% in January-February from the same period a year earlier, accelerating from the 5.2% pace in December, official data showed on Monday. The data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) beat expectations for a 5.0% increase in a Reuters poll. Retail sales, a gauge of consumption, rose 2.8% in the first two months, compared with a 0.9% increase in December. Analysts had expected growth of 2.5%.

News Source:- https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-03-15/chinas-industrial-output-retail-sales-growth-beat-expectations-in-january-february