China's NBS preliminarily reports 1H GDP at 69.57 trillion yuan, up 4.7% YoY; Q1
GDP +5.0% YoY, Q2 +4.3% YoY, and Q2 GDP +0.9% QoQ. NBS deputy director Mao
Shengyong said the economy's steady operation and shift toward higher-quality
growth remain intact, and the Q2 growth wobble chiefly reflects some short-term
and external factors, hitting certain petrochemical-related industries and coal
production harder while other sectors were normal.