China’s GDP expanded by 18.3 per cent in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier. Photo: AFP China’s GDP expanded by 18.3 per cent in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier. Photo: AFP
China’s GDP expanded by 18.3 per cent in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier. Photo: AFP
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Economy /  China Economy

China’s economy shakes off coronavirus ‘hiccups’, but outlook clouded by Beijing’s stimulus plans

  • China’s GDP expanded by 18.3 per cent in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier, but grew just 0.6 per cent when compared to the fourth quarter
  • The economy is expected to slow gradually over the course of the year, but at what pace will depend on Beijing’s withdrawal of economic support to focus on debt

Topic |   China GDP
Orange Wang
Orange Wang

Updated: 7:13pm, 16 Apr, 2021

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China’s GDP expanded by 18.3 per cent in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier. Photo: AFP China’s GDP expanded by 18.3 per cent in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier. Photo: AFP
China’s GDP expanded by 18.3 per cent in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier. Photo: AFP
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