China April Retail Sales +0.2% y/y (exp 2%) & Industrial Prduction +4.1% y/y (exp 5.9%)

China April 2026 economic activity data.

Retail Sales 0.2% y/y

• expected 2.0%, prior 1.7%

Industrial Production 4.1% y/y

• expected 5.9^ prior 5.7%

Fixed Asset Investment -1.6% y/y ytd

• expected 1.7%, prior Prev. 1.7%

Unemployment Rate 5.2%

• prior 5.4%

I’ll have more to come on this separately, details etc.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.