China's economy grew more than expected in the first quarter despite trade tariff disputes, official data revealed on Wednesday.
Gross domestic product grew 5.4 percent year-on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics reported. This was better than economists' forecast of 5.1 percent and it was unchanged from the previous quarter.
Quarter-on-quarter, the economy grew 1.2 percent in the first quarter but weaker than the expected growth of 1.4 percent.
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by Renju Jaya
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