The detailed breakdown of China’s Q1 GDP data released today suggests that although the IT sector has continued to boom, activity in the rest of the service sector has softened recently, offsetting a recovery in industry and construction. And while the latter are likely to re-emerge as the main drags on economic growth later this year, the service sector isn’t immune from a further slowdown too.
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