Via Bloomie:
Officials are drafting measures to bolster sales of cars and electronics, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they aren’t authorized to discuss the plan. That news coincided with data showing a 6.4 percent year-on-year expansion in the first quarter — beating economists’ estimates.
China’s latest tactic indicates its leaders are stepping up attempts to support consumption and mitigate threats posed by trade tensions with the U.S. An ambitious tax reduction program is seeing some early signs of bearing fruit: retail sales expanded 8.7 percent in March to beat expectations, and first-quarter gross domestic product expanded more than economists estimated.
