The central business district in Beijing, China, on Friday. China's GDP deceased 6.8 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2020, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Photo: EPA
The central business district in Beijing, China, on Friday. China's GDP deceased 6.8 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2020, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Photo:Show more

Economy

China’s economy contracts for first time in decades

GDP shrank 6.8% in the first quarter from a year ago as it reels from Covid-19 effects

Bloomberg

April 17, 2020