China GDP: economy grew by 2.9 per cent in fourth quarter, 3 per cent in 2022 second-lowest since 1976

• China’s economy grew by 2.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with a year earlier, down from the 3.9 per cent growth seen in the third quarter
• This brought the economic growth rate for 2022 to 3 per cent, below the ‘around 5.5 per cent’ target which had long been seen as unattainable due to the coronavirus