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China says its economy shrank by 6.8% in the first quarter as the country battled coronavirus
China reported that its first quarter GDP contracted by 6.8% in 2020 from a year ago as the world’s second largest economy took a huge hit from the coronavirus outbreak, data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China showed. The contraction in the first quarter would also be the first decline since at least 1992, when official quarterly GDP records started, according to Reuters. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted China’s GDP would shrink by 6.5% in the January to March quarter, compared to a year ago. The forecasts from 57 analysts polled ranged from a 28.9% contraction to a 4% expansion. China’s ... (full story)
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BREAKING: China says its economy contracted 6.8% in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic took hold. It marks China's worst slump since the 1970s. https://t.co/r9O35g9JsM
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 17, 2020
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