1. China's GDP grew at 6.5% rate in Q4
China cemented its status as the only major economy not to shrink last year. Figures released on Monday showed gross domestic product rose 2.3% on the year, better than the 2.0% expected, thanks to annualized growth of 6.5% in the final quarter of the year.
The quarterly growth figures were in turn supported by demand for Chinese goods, already evident in last week’s record trade surplus. Industrial production growth accelerated to 7.3% from 7.0% in November, but retail sales growth again disappointed, slowing to 4.6% from 5.0%.
The figures, which carry the caveat attached to all Chinese GDP data, come at a time when Beijing is anxious to show its superior handling of the pandemic. A World Health Organization team arrived in the country last week on a mission to clarify the origins of Covid-19, after months of administrative delays by the Chinese side.
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