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Sidney Leng

More official figures released on Tuesday suggest that China economy is picking up steam.
Monthly data for last month recorded slightly higher industrial output, an increase in household spending and stable fixed-asset investment.
Economic performance last month was aided by a sizzling housing market. Residential property sales surged 25.6 per cent by floor area in the first eight months from a year earlier.
The stronger-than-expected numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, ­together with a big improvement in last month’s imports data, suggest that Beijing’s pro-growth measures, including increased government spending over recent months, are working.
China’s imports rise for first time in nearly two years, raising hopes nation’s economy gathering steam
A stronger economy will make it easier for the central government to take painful restructuring measures and help it cope with global headwinds.
These include a possible interest-rate increase by the US Federal Reserve later this year, and Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
The economy shows a full-bodied recovery … and the degree of recovery is better than estimated
Liao Qun, China Citic Bank International
“The economy shows a full-bodied recovery … and the degree of recovery is better than estimated,” said Liao Qun, chief economist at China Citic Bank International.
Fixed-asset investment expanded 8.1 per cent from the start of January to the end of August, the same rate as in the first seven months. Growth in industrial output quickened to 6.3 per cent last month from 6 per cent in July, the statistics agency said.
The downward pressure on China’s growth should diminish, Louis Kuijs, head of Asia markets at Oxford Economics, wrote in a research note.
“While further stimulus remains necessary to reach the government’s growth target of at least 6.5 per cent in gross domestic product this year, the outlook has improved slightly after the August data,” he said.
China’s manufacturing sector expands, beating market expectations, official August data shows
Meanwhile, the central bank has refrained from cutting benchmark interest rates or loosening restrictions on bank reserves.
If you rely on investment to boost growth, it will be problematic
Lu Zhengwei, Industrial Bank
Lu Zhengwei, chief economist at Industrial Bank in Shanghai, said the August rebound might be short lived, as the effects of ­government-led spending on the economy could wane.
“What’s of concern is the sustainability of the economic ­rebound. If you rely on investment to boost growth, it will be problematic,” he said.
 
 


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But rebound may not be sustainable due to its reliance on government spending, analyst warns


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But rebound may not be sustainable due to its reliance on government spending, analyst warns