In China +7% industrial production and +5.5% sales - Breaking news. Industrial production, after 6.8% in December 2023, reached its peak since February 2022.
Retail sales had a positive 13th month in a row but at the weakest pace since September 2023. Fixed investments, according to the National Statistics Office, rose (+4.2% on estimates of +3.2%) while unemployment went from 5. 2% to 5.3% - the highest since July.