16 June 2025 | 1:21PM HKT China: Strong retail sales, softer industrial production and investment in May Bottom line: China's May industrial production (IP) and fixed asset investment (FAI) missed market consensus modestly, while retail sales beat meaningfully. IP growth moderated in May on the back of slowing export growth due to increased US tariffs, led by slower output growth in electrical machinery and chemical manufacturing industries. FAI growth declined further, weighed on mainly by slower infrastru ...