---
title: "Economic and event calendar in Asia Monday, May 18, 2026 - Chinese April data"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286681923.md"
description: "China's economic data for April shows mixed results, with retail and industrial production improving, while property investment continues to decline. House prices are expected to remain in a slump. The report includes prior results and consensus median expectations."
datetime: "2026-05-17T20:28:05.000Z"
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  - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286681923.md)
  - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286681923.md)
  - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286681923.md)
---

# Economic and event calendar in Asia Monday, May 18, 2026 - Chinese April data

A mixed bag of data expected from China with improving retail and IP while property investment not. House price data should show a continued slump.

-   The times in the left-most column are GMT.
-   The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result.
-   The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.

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