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2026.04.1602:00:00UTC+00China’s First-Quarter 2026 GDP Growth Holds Steady at 5.0% Year-on-Year

China’s economy maintained its growth momentum at the start of 2026, with year-to-date GDP expanding by 5.0% year-on-year in the first quarter, unchanged from the 5.0% pace recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025. The data, updated on 16 April 2026, signal a steady rather than accelerating growth profile as the world’s second-largest economy moves further into the post-pandemic normalization phase.

Measured on a year-over-year basis, the first-quarter 2026 reading confirms that the rate of expansion remains consistent with the previous comparison period, suggesting that underlying economic activity has neither significantly strengthened nor weakened. Market participants will now look to subsequent quarters for clues on whether policy support or external demand can shift China’s growth trajectory away from this stable but modest 5.0% path.

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