China June Retail sales +1.0% y/y (expected -0.1%) and Industrial output +5.3% y/y (expected 4.6%)

Economic 'activity' data from China, June 2026

Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) (YoY) (Jun) -5.7% a big miss, but the other data is strong

• expected -4.9%, prior -4.1%

Industrial Production (YoY) (Jun) +5.3%

• expected 4.6%, prior 4.5%

Retail Sales (YoY) (Jun) +1.0%

• expected -0.1%, prior -0.6%

Urban surveyed unemployment rate 5.0%, down 0.1% m/m

More here:

• China Q2 GDP growth cools to 4.3%, weakest pace in three and a half years

I'll have more to come on this separately 

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.