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China economic focus March 2025: balancing domestic growth and global trade challenges
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Report summary
In the March 2025 China economic focus, we discuss the Chinese government's plan to achieve its 5% growth target despite increasing trade barriers. The US tariff hikes will negatively impact China's economic growth. China’s measured response suggests it does not want to escalate the trade war. The Chinese government will focus on boosting domestic consumption in 2025. An aggressive fiscal expansion plan is in place to fund the plan.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Trade barriers pose challenges to China’s export growth
- China’s government prioritises domestic demand in the Two Sessions
- Appendix
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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China's exports to the US, 2024China's imports from the US, 2024China's key official economic targets
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Retail sales of home appliancesWood Mackenzie's proprietary China dataManufacturing PMIIndustrial production and retail salesTradeInflationPropertyInvestmentMoney supply (M2)
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