China consumption start to year seen as worst outside Covid

China’s consumer spending may have booked the worst start to any year outside the pandemic, highlighting the challenge to a ...

China consumer inflation hits three-year high as producer deflation eases

China's consumer inflation recorded the biggest jump in more than three years, as an extended holiday bolstered spending.
Morningstar

Global Times: China's GDP expands 5% to hit 140-trillion-yuan mark in 2025, meeting growth target despite serious headwinds

BEIJING, Jan. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- China's GDP grew at 5 percent year-on-year to 140.19 trillion yuan ($20.13 trillion) in 2025, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday, ...

VIEW China sets 2026 growth target at 4.5%–5%, below last year's pace

China set its 2026 economic growth target at 4.5%-5% on Thursday, slightly lower than the 5% pace achieved last year, ...
Reuters

China hits 2025 GDP growth target on export boom, but can't shake domestic chill

China 2025 GDP expands 5.0%, meeting government's target Q4 GDP growth slows to 4.5% y/y, just above market forecast Full-year resilience helped by exporters' diversification Export growth too fast to ...

China trims GDP target to 4.5%-5%, first downgrade in 3 years amid weak domestic market

China has lowered its economic growth target to 4.5-5% for 2026, marking the first downgrade in three years due to a weak domestic market. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Economist

China hits its GDP target—in a weird way

The unexpected strength of China’s exports last year made up for the weakness of other sources of spending. The government had set itself the task of “vigorously boosting consumption”, but households ...