Chinese consumers are spending less amid trade war and economic headwinds

Chinese consumers are spending less amid trade war and economic headwinds Chinese consumers have less and less confidence to splurge, which spells trouble for government efforts to jump-start consumer spending to offset deflation and mitigate the trade war with the U.S.

Asia

May 9, 20254:39 PM ET

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Anthony Kuhn

Chinese consumers are spending less amid trade war and economic headwinds

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Chinese consumers have less and less confidence to splurge, which spells trouble for government efforts to jump-start consumer spending to offset deflation and mitigate the trade war with the U.S.