China's growth slows to 4.8% as tariffs, weak demand weigh

HONG KONG: China's economy grew 4.8 percent year-on-year in the July–September quarter, the slowest pace in a year, as U.S. tariffs, weak property sales, and faltering consumer demand weighed on activity and tested Beijing's efforts to stabilize growth.

The latest reading, released on October 20 by the National Bureau of Statistics, marked a slowdown from 5.2 percent gro