BEIJING - China's real economic growth rate decelerated to 4.3 percent year-on-year in the April-June period from 5.0 percent in the previous quarter amid weak consumption, official data showed Wednesday, the slowest expansion since the 2022 fourth quarter when Beijing was battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
The increase in the inflation-adjusted gross domestic product of the world's second-largest economy fell below the growth target of 4.5 to 5 percent for 2026.
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