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Chinese Economy

Chinese Economic Indicators Tumble in Prolonged Lockdowns

Following prolonged coronavirus lockdowns in major cities like Shanghai, Chinese businesses are feeling the crunch of the restrictions. Both and decreased in April, Retail sales had already shrunk in March, albeit on a lower level. Analyst had expected less than stellar results for the month, but did not predict this grave a decline.

Chinese retail sales and industrial production grew rapidly in the beginning of 2021 as consumers and companies were catching up after the 2020 Covid-19 slump. Later in 2021 and into 2022, the important economic indicators had stabilized on a slightly lower level than pre-pandemic. Since then, the inevitable clash of the more contagious Omicron variant with China’s zero Covid strategy has been leading to China’s economy taking its second Covid hit.

In response to the news, dragging already flailing global markets down with them as worries about economic growth are once again rising. Some hope might be on the horizon as Chinese officials said that a reopening in Shanghai

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This chart shows the year-over-year change in monthly Chinese retail sales and Chinese industrial production (in percent).

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Monthly e-commerce retail sales value in China 2026
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Retail sales of consumer goods China by month 2024-2026
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Nominal retail sales in goods value China 2025, by sector
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Monthly industrial production change by sector in China 2026
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Monthly retail sales growth China 2025-2026, by category
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Leading retail chain operators China 2025, based on retail sales

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