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CAP: Official data underplays China’s 2024 weakness

Our China Activity Proxy suggests that activity picked up in December, but that was only enough to drive a modest uptick over Q4 as a whole. The CAP indicates that the economy grew by just 4.4% in 2024, well below the official figure of 5.0%. As a result of 2024’s weakness and the mounting headwinds facing China’s economy, we’re revising down our growth forecast for 2025.

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