China sets 2026 GDP growth target at 4.5%-5%

China on Thursday set its GDP growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5% — the lowest target on record going back to early 1990s — as Beijing grapples with persistent deflationary pressures and trade tensions with the U.S. That target, stated in the government work report released Thursday, marks a downgrade from the “around 5%” set in the past three years and is ...

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China's annual target-setting is always an important event. Since GDP growth targets were first published in 1990, China has fallen short of the target only a couple of times. Generally, betting on China to miss its target has been a losing bet for forecasters. This year's GDP growth target was reduced to 4.5-5.0%, a slight softening from the more ambiguous ...