Workers weld parts at a factory which produces cabs for excavators in Qingzhou, in China's eastern Shandong province on October 31, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
BEIJING: China's industrial output rose 5.9% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, official data showed on Monday, slowing from a 6.2% expansion in December but beating market expectations.
The data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) beat expectations for a 5.3% rise in a Reuters poll of 26 analysts.
