To soften this a little bit, and I mean a very little.
The youth unemployment numbers are hard to judge, could be right but it is hard to tell on the outside.
The fertility figures are a long term issue, China is not alone in that but something to keep an eye on.
Those import/export figures... now that is the the most telling of how the economy is fairing nowadays. For all the speculation I have heard for decades, that is the most alarming stat I have seen. That is where the rubber meets the road for an economy that is so depended on those things to keep society function vaguely well. Stay tuned...
The youth unemployment numbers are hard to judge, could be right but it is hard to tell on the outside.
The fertility figures are a long term issue, China is not alone in that but something to keep an eye on.
Those import/export figures... now that is the the most telling of how the economy is fairing nowadays. For all the speculation I have heard for decades, that is the most alarming stat I have seen. That is where the rubber meets the road for an economy that is so depended on those things to keep society function vaguely well. Stay tuned...