China's 2021 GDP Growth likely to Reach 8%: PHBS Think Tank Report
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SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
China's GDP growth rate in 2021 is likely to be 8%, with a projected 3.7%
growth in Q4, according to a report recently released by Peking University,
HSBC Business School (PHBS) Think Tank. Although China was the only major
economy to record growth in 2020, it has been dealing with multiple challenges
to its expansion in 2021, and the real economy remains sluggish, says the
report.
PHBS Think Tank sees that the downward pressure on China's real economy is
still high in the fourth quarter, pointing to weak consumption, a significant
decline of investment in infrastructure and real estate, and CPI upward
pressure. Since the prices of some upstream raw materials are still at high
levels, the rise in the prices has begun to be transmitted to the middle and
downstream products.
Due to triple pressure from demand contraction, supply shocks, and weakening
expectations, China's annual GDP growth rate is expected to be 5.0% in 2022,
according to PHBS Think Tank. The slowdown in the property market and
consumption is expected to continue acting as headwinds to the growth of the
world's second largest economy. Based on its DSGE model, the Think Tank
estimates that a 10% decline in real estate investment will lead to a 2.1%
decrease in GDP growth, causing the loss of 6.85 million jobs in the related
sectors.
As the omicron variant, persistent supply chain disruptions, and inflation
pressures are constraining the global economy's recovery from the pandemic,
some of the factors supporting China's exports are expected to be weakened in
2022. The report includes the forecast results that the contribution to China's
GDP from consumption, investment, and net export will be 1.9 percentage points,
1.7 percentage points, and 1.4 percentage points, respectively.
PHBS Think Tank suggests that more proactive policies need to be implemented in
2022. It advises that the government strengthens the fiscal policy to increase
domestic consumption and infrastructure investment and ensure the supply of
upstream raw materials. Furthermore, the report concludes that effective
policies for loan granting and financing are needed to avoid the hard landing
of the real estate industry.
SOURCE: Peking University HSBC Business School
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