BEIJING — China missed fourth-quarter GDP estimates on Wednesday, while it resumed reporting the unemployment rate for young people.
GDP for the last three months of 2023 rose by 5.2%, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics.
Excluding people still in school, the unemployment rate for young people aged 16 to 24 was 14.9%, while the rate in cities in December was 5.1%.
Online retail sales of physical goods rose by 8.4%, accounting for nearly 28% of overall retail sales.
Retail sales for December saw a 29% surge in jewelry and 26% increase in purchases of clothes and shoes.
Persons:
Zhiwei Zhang
Organizations:
China Vanke Co, National Bureau of Statistics, Investment
Locations:
China, Hefei, BEIJING