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title: "China data snapshot: Industrial and retail beats offset by record drop in home prices"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279212688.md"
description: "China's early 2026 economic data reveals strong industrial output, retail sales, and fixed-asset investment, with retail sales up 2.8% year-on-year and fixed-asset investment rising 1.8%. Industrial production grew by 6.3%. However, new home prices fell 3.2% year-on-year, and urban unemployment increased to 5.3%. The Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen Component experienced declines, while the offshore yuan stabilized at around 6.901 per USD amid geopolitical and trade considerations."
datetime: "2026-03-16T06:35:16.000Z"
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# China data snapshot: Industrial and retail beats offset by record drop in home prices

China's early 2026 economic data showed strong performance. Industrial output, retail sales, and fixed-asset investment exceeded expectations, indicating positive momentum. Retail sales increased by 2.8% year-on-year in the first two months, higher than the previous December’s gain of 0.9% and surpassing the predicted 2.5%. China merges retail sale...

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