Beijing, March 16, 2026 (AFP) - China retail sales quicken in January-February, beating forecast

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Chinese consumer activity picked up pace in the first two months of the year, official data showed Monday, as Beijing seeks to revive spending in the world's second-largest economy. Retail sales grew 2.8 percent in January and February combined, compared with the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. The figure topped a forecast of 2.5 percent in a Bloomberg survey of economists. China's authorities typically combin......

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