China's Q2 GDP grows 5.2% y/y, above market forecast
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China’s Q2 GDP growth met government targets at 5.2% YoY, but the recovery remains uneven beneath the headline numbers. High-tech manufacturing and services are driving growth, while real estate and retail sectors continue to struggle, highlighting structural challenges.
Some economists in Singapore have raised their full-year growth forecast for 2025, following better-than-expected second quarter results. According to advance estimates, Q2 GDP expanded 4.3% despite US tariff uncertainty,
Looming U.S. tariffs, together with a real estate market slump feeding into weakening consumer confidence, saw China's GDP growth slow in the second quarter.
Singapore's economy grew by 4.3 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the second quarter of 2025, based on advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Jul. 14. This is an increase compared to the first quarter of the year, which saw a 4.1 per cent growth.
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation is forecasting a mechanical rebound in Q2/25 growth driven by stronger net exports before slowing over the remainder of the year due to pressure of higher tariffs and an increasingly cautious consumer behavior.
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Cryptopolitan on MSNChina braces for sluggish Q2 under weight of U.S. trade tensionsChina’s economy slowed in the second quarter after a strong start to the year, hit by ongoing trade disputes and a prolonged property slump. This slowdown may push authorities to introduce new measures to keep growth on track.