China's growth slowed to 4.3% as high-tech investment outpaced a weak domestic base.
China's National Bureau of Statistics reported second-quarter GDP growth of 4.3% year over year, down from 5% in the first quarter. First-half high-tech investment rose 4.6%, including gains of 8.1% in computer and office equipment and 15.5% in information services.
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China's National Bureau of Statistics reported second-quarter GDP growth of 4.3% year over year, down from 5% in the first quarter. First-half high-tech investment rose 4.6%, including gains of 8.1% in computer and office equipment and 15.5% in information services.
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The same release showed fixed-asset investment down 5.7%, private investment down 8.5%, real-estate development investment down 18%, and June retail sales up only 1% from a year earlier. Official aggregates do not independently establish the quality or productivity of AI-linked spending.
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Domestic-demand stimulus, property sales and investment, private capital spending, computer-equipment output, information-services revenue, employment, deflators, data revisions, and whether high-tech investment lifts broader productivity.
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- National Bureau of Statistics of ChinaThe national economy operated within a reasonable range in the first half of 2026 ↗
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