Some analysts have questioned the accuracy of China’s official second quarter growth rate of 3.2 per cent. Photo: XinhuaSome analysts have questioned the accuracy of China’s official second quarter growth rate of 3.2 per cent. Photo: Xinhua
Some analysts have questioned the accuracy of China’s official second quarter growth rate of 3.2 per cent. Photo: Xinhua
Economy /  China Economy

Is China’s second quarter GDP as rosy as it seems?

  • Some analysts have questioned China’s official second quarter growth rate of 3.2 per cent after the economy was pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic early in the year
  • Many firms are still operating below capacity, and some smaller businesses are not open at all, which observers find hard to square with output results
Topic |   China GDP
Frank Tang
Frank Tang in Beijing

Updated: 9:30am, 20 Jul, 2020

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Some analysts have questioned the accuracy of China’s official second quarter growth rate of 3.2 per cent. Photo: XinhuaSome analysts have questioned the accuracy of China’s official second quarter growth rate of 3.2 per cent. Photo: Xinhua
Some analysts have questioned the accuracy of China’s official second quarter growth rate of 3.2 per cent. Photo: Xinhua
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