CAP: Outbreaks knock output back to 2019 levels

Our China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that all of China’s pandemic-era growth has been reversed by recent lockdowns, with output in April no higher than during 2019. Activity should start to rebound this month on the back of easing restrictions. But the recovery is likely to be lacklustre.

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