China GDP Data Renews Accuracy Concerns

China’s economic pulse appears to be steadying, with quarterly growth data released Wednesday beating forecasts, but that renewed long-standing concerns over data accuracy.

For the second quarter, China reported gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.0 percent on-year, beating a Reuters poll forecast for 6.9 percent. Industrial output for June rose 6.8 percent on-year, beating a Reuters poll forecast for 6.0 percent, while last month’s retail sales climbed 10.6 percent, ahead of the Reuters poll forecast for 10.2 percent.

A spokesperson for China’s National Bureau of Statistics said GDP figures weren’t inflated and the improvement was “hard won,” according to a Reuters report. Analysts often doubt the accuracy of official data on the world’s second-largest economy.

CNBC

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