HONG KONG -- China's key economic gauges for November came in below expectations, indicating that the economy struggled to find a firm footing despite a range of stimulus measures introduced since September.
Total retail sales of consumer goods, an indicator of household spending, expanded 3.0% in November from a year earlier, according to data published on Monday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The reading slowed from a rise of 4.8% in October and missed a consensus forecast of 5% in a Bloomberg poll.
