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Wuhan drops economic data

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On Monday, the Wuhan Bureau of Statistics published its first set of economic data since the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Here’s the data for Jan-Feb:

Industrial value-added fromlargeenterprisescontracted by 32.6% y/y.
Retail consumption contracted by 42.1% y/y.
Total imports and exports con...