China's gross domestic product expanded a seasonally adjusted 1.4 percent on quarter in the first quarter of 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday - in line with expectations and down from 1.5 percent in the three months prior.
On a yearly basis, GDP expanded 6.4 percent - unchanged from Q4 and beating forecasts for 6.3 percent.
The bureau also said the retail sales climbed 8.7 percent on year in March - beating expectations for an increase of 8.4 percent and up from 8.2 percent in February.
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