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The Chinese economy is in trouble and the road to recovery may be a long one.Much of it was expected as the global economy, which buys Chinese products, has been slowing down. China could barely avoid a contraction in the June 2022 quarter. However, it was not expected that Beijing would fail to live up to its promises by such a wide margin, reported Financial Post.In its latest report, the World Bank projected China to grow by a mere 2.8 per cent in 2022. Moreover, for the first time in three decades, China's growth would lag behind the rest of the Asia-Pacific region.Interestingly, Capital Economics predicted a major slowdown in the Chinese economy at least two years before the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic helped consolidate the trend."Construction, a key engine of China's growth and commodity demand, will slow substantially over the next few years, whether or not the economy escapes the current crunch unscathed," Chief Asia Economist of the outfit, Marks Williams said in September 2021.The note was published after the Evergrande crisis unfolded in China in mid-2021. The title of his report was precise, "Property crunch will be followed by lasting decline."The link between property or real estate and economic growth is simple. Real estate accounts for 10 per cent of the workforce, 25 per cent of total fixed asset investment and 29per cent of GDP. If real estate is down, everything else is down, reported Financial Post.Meanwhile, China's steel production is down by 5.7 per cent during the first eight months of 2022. China is the world's largest steel producer. Clearly, the declining global demand is hurting China.But that's not all. Monthly data for August show declining retail sales inside China as well and Capital Economics expects further declines in September. Reduced consumer demand (both exports and domestic sales) is telling on corporate profit, reported Financial Post.With the US Federal Reserve implementing another 75 bps rate hike, sacrificing growth opportunities, to tame inflation, and Europe is reeling under high inflation and slow growth; things might get more difficult for China in the days to come.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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