date:Dec 16, 2013
42 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News, the data triggered speculation among some analysts that capital flows disguised as trade could be boosting the export numbers, a practice that authorities tried to crack down on in May. Todays data show the previously reported export growth was inflated because the industrial-production figures indicate goods for export advanced only 5.8 percent, Zhang said.
While retail sales suggest improved consumption, a broader look at the data points to a slowing e