Data dump – econ data
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China’s stats bureau published the monthly econ data for the combined January and February period on Tuesday.
The headlines:
Retail sales rose 6.8% y/y in the first two months of the year, up from 1.7% y/y growth in December.
Fixed asset investment increased 12.2% y/y, compared with a 2.1% y/y rise...