In the first nine months, just 11 out of 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland saw their year-on-year GDP growth outperform that of the first half, data from local authorities showed, as the world's second-largest economy struggles to build momentum for its post-pandemic recovery.
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China's provincial economies fell off the pace in past quarter
About two-thirds of mainland regions' GDP growth underperformed that of the first half
A staff member attends to visitors at the third China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, Hainan province, in April. Booming summer and holiday travel gave Hainan's consumption a boost. © Reuters
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