China’s economy slowed further in the first two months of 2019 as the growth of industrial production fell to its lowest rate in a decade. Industrial production growth slowed to 5.3 per cent in January and February compared to the same period last year, down from 5.7 per cent growth in December, according to data released on Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The result was below the 5.6 per cent expected by analysts in a Bloomberg survey. The January and February output growth rate was the lowest since 5.1 per cent in March 2009. But of particular concern to the government will be the sharp rise in ... (full story)