On 18 May, the Chinese National Statistics Bureau stated that the country's sale of April was up to 0.2% over the same year. This speed slowed down over March and significantly lower the predictions of economists being 2%. This has also been the lowest rise since December 2022, according to Wind Data Company.
China's industrial production increased 4.1% in April compared to the same year. The speed was reduced to March and also lower than predicted in the survey of Reuters (5,9%).
Investing in fixed property in the urban area, which includes property and infrastructure, also lost 1.6% in the first 4 months of the year compared to the same 2025 period. The reduction is primarily due to the property sector.
Compared to the top 2021, investment in real estate here has fallen in half. The continued housing prices may put more pressure on the property of households, while causing many construction jobs and related industries to be cut, according to Lizzi Lee - specialist at the China Research Center (CCAA).
In contrast, export speeds up in April, with the needle rising more than 14%, almost twice the forecast was 7.9%. The plants here are speeding up to meet the storage needs of international guests, as the buyers are concerned about the Middle East war, causing further input costs.
In today's press conference, Chinese National Statistics spokesman Fu Linghui warns of disturbances on the energy market and interrupts the supply sequence that arises from the Middle East conflict that continues to cover the global economic recovery momentum. The conflict, though, highlights the effort to shift to the renewable energy of the country.
Brian shopping at a supermarket in Beijing (Chinese) November/2025. Image: Reuters
China's refinery has dropped two months in a row. The increased fuel costs also caused the price of goods and consumer prices here to accelerate in the previous month.
Fu emphasizes that officials need to do more to promote domestic needs and to urge businesses to improve products to attract consumers. Beijing this year gives priority to domestic demand. However, the bridge policies so far have limited impact.
The spending of culture, travel, sports, and entertainment is again the light point of this economy. The sales of services sales increased 4.5% in the first four months of the year, higher than the rise of retailers in general.
Chinese forecast analysts retain the current trigger policy until further signs of weakness become more apparent. Beijing is more likely to wait for the GDP quarter II data before reevaluating policies in July. At the beginning of the year, this economy grew by 5%.
State Thu * (in CNC)