China's Retail Sales Likely Weighed by High Base, Weak Travel in May -- Market Talk

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0636 GMT - China's retail sales growth likely faced some pressure in May due to the high base effect and weak travel data during the Labor Day holidays, HSBC Global Research analysts write in a note. Retail sales growth slowed to 0.2% on-year in April, owing to high bases of categories benefiting from the government's subsidy policy, such as household appliances, autos and furniture. Gold and jewelry sales also saw a 21% on-year decline last month as consumers remained on the sidelines due to gold price adjustments, they add. Among the consumer stocks, HSBC Global Research likes Yanjing Brewery, Midea Group and Yuto Packaging Technology. (jiahui.huang@wsj.com; @ivy_jiahuihuang)

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