Activity data for the first two months were broadly as expected, showing a jump in consumer spending coupled with modest gains in investment and industrial output. High-frequency data suggest that this recovery has continued in March. And while the NPC signalled a relatively restrained approach to policy support this year, we think that growth of 5.5% is still within reach.
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