# China’s August retail sales miss forecasts as investment slump deepens

https://mins.news/en/item/58612

- CNBC, 2026-09-15 02:01 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/15/china-august-retail-sales-industrial-output-investment-exports-.html

> China’s investment downturn worsened in August, while retail sales growth slowed further. Industrial output exceeded forecasts by a wide margin as Beijing warned of an imbalance between supply and demand, adding to pressure on policymakers.

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