Chinese households picked up their pace of spending over the recent Labor Day extended holiday weekend, according to preliminary figures economists are assessing for a turnaround from a disappointing March.
Chinese households picked up their pace of spending over the recent Labor Day extended holiday weekend, according to preliminary figures economists are assessing for a turnaround from a disappointing March.
Visitors in the Nanjing East Road retail area in Shanghai, China, on Friday, May 1, 2026. China is seeing signs of a return of inflation as the Iran war pushes up energy costs but will need more sustainable price gains to fully turn around deflationary pressures, according to an International Monetary Fund official.