New Delhi: China’s economy expanded 4.8 per cent in July-September, its slowest annual pace in a year, as higher US tariffs and weak domestic demand weighed on activity.

The July-September print was the weakest since Q3 2024 and compares with 5.2 per cent in the April-June quarter, according to official data released on Monday. For January-September, growth averaged 5.2 per cent on an annual basis.

Despite US President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs on Chinese imports, exports have held up better than feared as firms redirected sales to other markets. Even so, trade tensions remain elevated and it is unclear if Trump and President Xi Jinping will meet during a regional summit later this month.

The slowdown also reflected domestic factors. Authorities moved to curb fierce price wars in se

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