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Consumers still not warming up

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For those expecting a consumption binge as China emerges from lockdown, the central bank (PBoC) has some bad news for you.
According to a first quarter survey by the PBoC of 20,000 depositors in 50 cities (The Paper):

53% of respondents said they are inclined to save more, up 7.3% from the previous...