Recovery still finding its feet

China’s economy is recovering, but the Capital Economics China Activity Proxy (CAP) points to a less emphatic rebound than some recent commentary might suggest. Data available so far are consistent with Q4 GDP growth of about 7.6% y/y on the official figures. That would be an improvement relative to Q3 but still only about the same as in Q2.

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