Electricity consumption and rail freight—viewed by many economists as more reliable indicators of demand than China’s headline gross domestic product figure—also posted strong increases in the first quarter. China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers index also hit a five-year high in March, its eighth consecutive month in expansionary territory.
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