China data to come - previews (#3 and #4) of Q4 GDP and more

I posted some previews of the Chinese data (Q4 GDP along with December's Retail sales, industrial production, and fixed asset investment) earlier:

• Plenty of China data to come today - here is a preview of Q4 GDP

More now, via:

ASB:

• To remain solid on the back of domestic demand and a recovering world economy that is supporting Chinese exports.
• According to the Xinhua News Agency, Premier Li Keqiang said the Chinese economy expanded by 6.9% in 2017

Barclays:

• We expect industrial production growth to remain broadly stable, at 6.1%, in December, as signalled by solid manufacturing PMIs.
• We forecast fixed asset investment growth will moderate to 7.1% in December, with recovering manufacturing investment partially offsetting an expected slowdown in infrastructure and real estate investment.
• Growth in retail sales is likely to remain above 10% despite some moderation in auto sales.
• We view strong exports, robust consumption, and slow but solid investment growth as presenting upside risks to our GDP growth forecast of 6.3% q/q saar (or 6.7% y/y) for Q4 17.