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Jan-Feb macro data doesn’t move needle on consumption concerns

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Macro data for the first two months of 2025 showed no major changes in China’s economic momentum, with industrial output continuing to hum and domestic consumption remaining sluggish.
Per data released by the stats bureau (NBS) on Monday, during the first two months of the year:

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