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China's economy stalls in November as calls grow for reform
Mint Mumbai
|December 16, 2025
China’s factory output growth slowed to a 15-month low, while retail sales posted their worst performance since the country abruptly ended its draconian “zero-covid” curbs, highlighting the urgent need for new growth drivers heading into 2026.
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With Beijing's consumer trade-in subsidies fading, a drawn-out property crisis weighing on household spending and industrial investment risking further deflation, officials have leaned on exports to support growth.
This story is from the December 16, 2025 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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