China Q2 GDP Growth Slows Slightly to 6.7%

The Chinese economy grew by 6.7% yoy in Q2 2018, after a 6.8% growth in the prior three quarters, matching market consensus. It was the weakest reading since Q3 2016, amid intensifying tariff battle with the US and efforts to deleverage debt and financial risks.

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GDPGDP YoYGDP QoQInterest rateInflation rateJobless rateGov. BudgetDebt/GDPCurrent AccountCurrencyPopulation
193912.80%2.00%2.00%2.90%4.00%-3.50%105.40%-2.4094.72325.72
125902.50%0.40%0.00%2.00%8.40%-0.90%86.70%3.501.17340.72
122386.80%1.40%4.35%1.90%3.89%-3.50%47.60%1.306.701390.08
48721.10%-0.20%-0.10%0.70%2.20%-4.50%253.00%4.02112.36126.71
36772.30%0.30%0.00%2.10%3.40%1.30%64.10%8.001.1782.85
26221.20%0.20%0.50%2.40%4.20%-2.30%85.30%-4.101.3266.19
25977.70%1.90%6.25%5.00%3.52%-3.53%68.70%-1.9068.441283.60
25832.20%0.20%0.00%2.00%9.20%-2.60%97.00%-0.801.1767.19
20561.20%0.40%6.50%4.39%12.70%-7.80%74.04%-0.483.85207.66
19351.40%0.30%0.00%1.40%10.70%-2.30%131.80%2.801.1760.48
16532.30%0.30%1.50%2.20%6.00%-0.90%89.60%-3.001.3236.96
15781.30%0.85%7.25%2.30%4.70%-1.50%12.60%1.8062.72146.88
15312.80%1.00%1.50%1.50%3.70%-2.00%38.00%5.601135.1751.45
13233.10%1.00%1.50%1.90%5.40%-1.90%41.90%-3.100.7424.70
13113.00%0.70%0.00%2.30%16.74%-3.10%98.30%1.901.1746.66
11501.30%1.10%7.75%4.65%3.20%-2.90%46.40%-1.6018.88123.52
10165.06%-0.42%5.25%3.12%5.13%-2.50%28.70%-1.7014375.00261.90
8517.40%2.00%17.75%15.39%10.10%-1.50%28.30%-5.504.8580.81
8262.80%0.60%0.00%1.70%3.90%1.10%56.70%10.201.1717.12
6841.15%1.00%2.50%2.30%6.10%-8.90%17.20%2.203.7532.61
6792.20%0.60%-0.75%1.10%2.40%1.20%29.70%9.801.008.48
6383.60%1.10%40.00%26.40%9.10%-3.90%57.10%-4.8027.1944.05
5383.30%0.70%-0.50%2.10%6.50%1.30%40.60%3.208.8610.12
5303.02%0.20%1.38%1.31%3.69%-1.40%31.20%13.4030.5723.57
5255.20%1.60%1.50%2.00%6.10%-1.70%50.60%0.303.6937.98
4931.50%0.30%0.00%2.08%6.00%-1.00%103.10%-0.201.1711.41
482-13.20%6.80%20.81%46305.00%7.30%-20.00%23.00%-2.40119850.0031.43
4554.80%2.00%1.50%1.38%1.00%-2.70%41.80%10.6033.3066.19
4401.00%18.00%9.70%12.10%-2.10%32.10%6.3043190.0080.90
4173.40%0.80%0.00%1.90%6.80%-0.70%78.40%1.901.178.82
3990.30%0.60%0.50%2.60%3.70%4.40%36.20%5.108.115.30
3830.80%0.80%2.25%3.50%1.72%-2.60%20.70%6.903.679.40
3761.94%-13.40%14.00%11.61%18.80%-5.10%21.30%2.00304.78190.89
3514.00%1.10%0.10%0.50%3.90%-2.15%60.90%4.103.648.81
3490.80%-2.20%6.50%4.40%26.70%-4.60%53.10%-2.5013.2856.52
3414.70%2.20%2.25%2.10%2.80%2.20%38.40%4.207.857.41
3348.40%3.20%0.00%0.40%5.10%-0.30%68.00%12.501.174.84
325-0.60%0.40%-0.65%1.10%4.00%1.00%36.40%7.906.385.78
3243.80%1.00%1.34%0.40%2.00%0.30%110.60%19.501.375.61
3155.40%1.40%3.25%1.80%3.30%-3.00%50.90%1.304.0532.05
3146.80%1.50%3.50%5.20%5.50%-2.20%42.10%-0.8053.51104.90
3092.20%0.40%4.25%3.20%9.70%-3.00%48.50%-3.302856.9549.29
3055.79%4.71%6.50%5.21%5.90%-5.80%67.20%-5.30121.30200.16
2774.20%1.20%2.50%2.50%7.00%-2.80%23.60%-1.50650.1318.37
2523.10%1.20%0.00%1.20%9.30%-0.60%61.40%0.701.175.51
2507.30%7.30%6.75%5.57%4.20%-4.80%27.10%-0.6083.67161.80
2355.40%5.40%16.75%14.40%10.60%-9.50%101.20%-6.5017.8996.20
2246.79%7.38%6.25%4.67%2.01%-3.50%61.50%2.9023050.0095.50
2182.10%0.40%0.00%1.50%7.90%-3.00%125.70%0.501.1710.29