China’s economy is in awful shape

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  • Retail sales rose 1.3% last month from a year earlier, slowing from 2.9% in the prior month.
  • Industrial production climbed 4.8% in November, missing expectations for a 5% jump.
  • Investment in fixed assets contracted 2.6% over the January through November period.
  • Urban unemployment rate in November came in at 5.1%, unchanged from the prior month.

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