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China's economy slows in April as output, retail sales disappoint in blow to outlook
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China's economy slows in April as output, retail sales disappoint in blow to outlook

China's growth lost momentum in April, with industrial output and retail sales both sharply undershooting expectations as the world's second-biggest economy wrestled with higher energy costs from the...

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China's growth lost momentum in April, with industrial output and retail sales both sharply undershooting expectations as the world's second-biggest economy wrestled with higher energy costs from the...

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