Growth slows further in early 2019

Our China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that the economy softened in the second half of 2018 and weakened further in the first two months of this year. The slowdown has been mild so far, with growth supported by strong construction activity. But we don’t think that prop will last much longer.

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