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China's industrial production and retail sales both posted solid gains in September.
According to Reuters on Monday (local time), China's National Bureau of Statistics said industrial production rose 5.5 percent last month from a year earlier, matching the market consensus forecast compiled by Reuters. The figure also topped the 5.2 percent growth recorded in August.
Retail sales, a key measure of consumer spending, grew 1.1 percent year-on-year in September, far exceeding both the 0.4 percent gain seen in August and the 0.6 percent market forecast compiled by Reuters.
Fixed-asset investment for the January-through-September period fell 7.2 percent compared with the same period last year.
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