FILE PHOTO: A construction site of residential buildings by Chinese developer Country Garden is pictured in Tianjin, China August 18, 2023.
REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File PhotoThe expected 0% year-on-year growth in home prices compared with a 1.4% gain tipped in the previous forecast in May, a Reuters poll of 12 economists conducted from Aug. 16-25 showed.
“It is estimated that every one percentage point decline in property investment may drag down the GDP growth rate by 0.1 percentage points,” said analyst Ma Hong at Zhixin Investment Research Institute.
China observers are sceptical that the property sector could turn a corner in the near term despite Beijing’s support measures.
The government has suspended publishing data on youth unemployment, which has hit record highs in what analysts say is partly a symptom of regulatory crackdowns on big employers in real estate and other industries.
Persons:
Tingshu Wang, Wang Xingping, Fitch Bohua, ”, Ma Hong, Gao Yuhong, Xing Zhaopeng
Organizations:
REUTERS, Fitch, Authorities, Zhixin Investment Research Institute
Locations:
BEIJING, Tianjin, China, “