China growth slows to 6.9% in Q2: survey
Slowdown in investment and trade said to have weighed on the economy, as the government diversifies growth away from big-ticket projects to consumers
Beijing
CHINA's GDP growth likely slowed further in the second quarter, an AFP survey has found, as a slowdown in investment and trade weighed on the world's second-largest economy.
The median forecast in a poll of 14 economists indicates gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 6.9 per cent from April to June, marginally down from 7.0 per cent in the first three months of this year.
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