China growth slowed to 7.7% in second quarter — AFP poll
Jul 13,2021 - Last updated at Jul 13,2021
This file photo taken on June 22, shows cargo containers stacked at Yantian port in Shenzhen in China's southern Guangdong province (AFP photo)
By Beiyi Seow with Lianchao Lan in Shanghai
Agence France-Presse
BEIJING — China's economic growth slowed in the second quarter as the country's army of consumers remained hesitant to splurge and exports were dented by disruptions, according to an AFP poll of analysts.
The world's second largest economy has staged a rapid recovery from last year's pandemic-induced slump, but the investment and manufacturing rebound fuelling it now seems to be fading — and other drivers are not picking up fast enough.