China’s big plan to boost domestic consumption in midst of US trade war
2019.09.04
China has unveiled a series of measures to try to boost consumer spending and focus exporters on the domestic market as it continues to battle the United States over trade.
In an official policy document published on Tuesday, the State Council, China’s cabinet, listed 20 measures to help improve domestic consumption, from improving commercial pedestrian streets to encouraging night markets.
The announcement, dated August 16, comes after retail sales growth slowed to 7.6 per cent in July from a year earlier, a sharp slowdown from 9.8 per cent growth in June, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In real terms, the growth was even lower at 5.7 per cent last month.
China’s economic growth slowed to 6.2 per cent in the second quarter from 6.4 per cent in each of the previous two quarters.
Without specifying, the document said factors at home and abroad had resulted in consumption bottlenecks and shortcomings, including an insufficient supply of goods and services.
China has unveiled a series of measures to try to boost consumer spending and focus exporters on the domestic market as it continues to battle the United States over trade.
In an official policy document published on Tuesday, the State Council, China’s cabinet, listed 20 measures to help improve domestic consumption, from improving commercial pedestrian streets to encouraging night markets.
The announcement, dated August 16, comes after retail sales growth slowed to 7.6 per cent in July from a year earlier, a sharp slowdown from 9.8 per cent growth in June, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In real terms, the growth was even lower at 5.7 per cent last month.
China’s economic growth slowed to 6.2 per cent in the second quarter from 6.4 per cent in each of the previous two quarters.
Without specifying, the document said factors at home and abroad had resulted in consumption bottlenecks and shortcomings, including an insufficient supply of goods and services.
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