China’s Singles’ Day Shopping Festival Slows Amid Sluggish Economy

The sales growth is significantly lower than last year, which indicates ‘poor quality growth’ amid deflation.
China’s Singles’ Day Shopping Festival Slows Amid Sluggish Economy
Workers sort packages for delivery at a JD.com warehouse in Beijing during the Singles' Day shopping festival in China on Nov. 11, 2024. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images
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China’s biggest shopping festival, Singles’ Day (Nov. 11), which lasted for more than a month, saw a slower growth compared to last year, as consumers seek bargains amid China’s sluggish economy.

Analysts said that it points to Chinese consumers’ weak confidence in future income and underlying weak momentum for China’s economic growth.