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2 October 2015
Global Economic Perspectives: A hard landing in Chine?
Figure 12: Li Keqiang Index and GDP growth !Figure 13: Electricity transmission and US GDP growth
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These variables are surprisingly good at tracking GDP growth although it helps
that rail freight and electricity consumption are highly correlated - because so
much of what is shipped on trains is coal for electricity generation. These data
do point to growth coming in below 7% in 03; 6.4% would be the point
forecast. In fact, GDP growth has been a little higher than the LKI in the last
three quarters. But it was well below the LKI in 2013: more evidence of a
tendency to smooth out the peaks and troughs?
Some commentators have argued that the fact that electricity consumption in
China has grown at only about 1% over the past three quarters is evidence of
gross over-statement of Chinese growth. Figure 13 plots the same relationship
for the US. Electricity transmission growth has been negative for most of the
last two years. We point this out not to imply that US growth is overstated,
only that electricity consumption is not a good indicator of GDP growth.
Upside risks to growth
We think growth could pick up a little in 04 as fiscal stimulus kicks in.
Government spending has picked up strongly in recent months following
earlier announcements about accelerating infrastructure investments and other
stimulus measures. Government expenditures rose 25%yoy in July/Aug, up
from 14.9% in 02 and 7.8% in 01. This is a choppy series, but this is the
fastest growth in this source of demand since early 2012 and comparable with
growth rates seen during the GFC. Fiscal stimulus is here. So is monetary
stimulus. After five rate cuts, credit growth has picked up in the last couple of
months.
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