China growth slowdown raises concerns

China's economic recovery unexpectedly stumbled in the first three months of the year.

GDP grew by 7.7 percent from a year ago, as factory output and investment spending slowed

That was down on the 7.9 percent in the fourth quarter of last year.

As a result analysts are rethinking and reducing their full-year forecasts, despite official insistence that the outlook is favourable.

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