ChinaZhongguo中国Aprilsi yue四月economicjingji经济datashuju数据across the boardquanmian全面belowdiyü低于expectationsyuqi预期，retail saleslingshou e零售额growth ratezengsu增速fell tojiang zhi降至four yearssi nian四年low pointdidian低点。
China
Zhongguo
中国
April
si yue
四月
economic
jingji
经济
data
shuju
数据
across the board
quanmian
全面
below
diyü
低于
expectations
yuqi
预期
retail sales
lingshou e
零售额
growth rate
zengsu
增速
fell to
jiang zhi
降至
four years
si nian
四年
low point
didian
低点
China
Zhongguo
中国
April
4 yue
4月
economic
jingji
经济
data
shuju
数据
across the board
quanmian
全面
below
diyü
低于
market
shichang
市场
expectations
yuqi
预期
retail sales
lingshou e
零售额
year-over-year
tongbi
同比
only / merely
jin
仅
grew
zengzhang
增长
0.2 percent
0.2%
0.2%
Iran
Yilang
伊朗
war
zhanzheng
战争
dragged down
tuolei
拖累
(completion marker)
le
了
economy
jingji
经济
momentum
dongli
动力
May 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
China
Zhongguo
中国
National Bureau of Statistics
Guojia Tongjiju
国家统计局
May 18
5 yue 18 ri
5月18日
released
gongbu
公布
April
4 yue
4月
key / major
zhuyao
主要
economic
jingji
经济
indicators
zhibiao
指标
data
shuju
数据
across the board
quanmian
全面
below
diyü
低于
market
shichang
市场
expectations
yuqi
预期
retail sales
lingshou e
零售额
year-over-year
tongbi
同比
only / merely
jin
仅
grew
zengzhang
增长
0.2 percent
0.2%
0.2%
far below
yuan diyü
远低于
economists
jingjixuejia
经济学家
forecast
yüce de
预测的
2 percent
2%
2%
growth rate
zengfu
增幅
to set / to establish
chuang
创
the year 2022
2022 nian
2022年
since
yilai
以来
lowest
zuidi
最低
level
shuiping
水平
industrial
gongye
工业
output
chanchu
产出
year-over-year
tongbi
同比
grew
zengzhang
增长
4.1 percent
4.1%
4.1%
below
diyü
低于
market
shichang
市场
projected
yügu de
预估的
5.9 percent
5.9%
5.9%
fixed asset
gudingzichan
固定资产
investment
touzi
投资
in
zai
在
this year
jinnian
今年
the first four months
qian si ge yue
前四个月
year-over-year
tongbi
同比
contracted
shousuo
收缩
1.6 percent
1.6%
1.6%
whereas
er
而
market
shichang
市场
expectations
yuqi
预期
was
wei
为
growth
zengzhang
增长
1.6 percent
1.6%
1.6%
analysts
fenxi renshi
分析人士
believe
renwei
认为
Iran
Yilang
伊朗
war
zhanzheng
战争
brought about by
dailai de
带来的
geopolitical
diyuan zhengzhi
地缘政治
risk
fengxian
风险
as well as
yiji
以及
on
dui
对
exports
chukou
出口
(structural particle)
de
的
impact
chongji
冲击
are
shi
是
weighing on
tuolei
拖累
economic
jingji
经济
performance
biaoxian
表现
(structural particle)
de
的
main
zhuyao
主要
factors
yinsu
因素
urban
chengzhen
城镇
unemployment rate
shiyelu
失业率
from
cong
从
March
3 yue de
3月的
5.4 percent
5.4%
5.4%
slightly
xiaofu
小幅
fell back
huiluo
回落
to
zhi
至
5.2 percent
5.2%
5.2%
is
shi
是
few
shaoshu
少数
positive
jiji
积极
signals
xinhao
信号
one of
zhi yi
之一
market
shichang
市场
participants
renshi
人士
expect
yuji
预计
China
Zhongguo
中国
policymakers
juecezhe
决策者
may
keneng
可能
to introduce
chutai
出台
additional
gengduo
更多
stimulus
ciji
刺激
measures
cuoshi
措施
in order to
yi
以
to boost
tizhen
提振
domestic demand
neixü
内需
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