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The solid growth of China’s factory output and retail sales in August outstripped what analysts expected. Experts forecast 6.1% industrial growth, but the figure came in at 6.3%, the sharpest increase in five months, while retail sales rose 10.6%, topping the forecast of 10.3%.
Reuters (13 Sep.)