Recession/Trade War/ Consumers/Shares/Perpetual Bonds

China Macroeconomics & Academia

Christopher Balding

Macroeconomics

<p>Now that we know China’s GDP posted the lowest growth rate in decades in December 2018, a lot of attention has turned to stimulus. A key outlier of stimulus is getting consumers to spend, so today we take a look at consumer spending and household consumption overall. Yet, first we need to take a look at disposable income and just where it is coming from.</p>

Now that we know China’s GDP posted the lowest growth rate in decades in December 2018, a lot of attention has turned to stimulus. A key outlier of stimulus is getting consumers to spend, so today we take a look at consumer spending and household consumption overall. Yet, first we need to take a look at disposable income and just where it is coming from.

China’s Household Consumption in a Slowing Economy