Holiday spending, export demand drive China’s early year economic momentum as Iran war headwinds loom

Beijing tamped down its GDP growth target this year to a range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal on record going back to the early 1990s.

# Holiday spending, export demand drive China’s early year economic momentum as Iran war headwinds loom Beijing tamped down its GDP growth target this year to a range of 4.5% to 5%, the least ambitious goal on record going back to the early 1990s. **Read the full article:** [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/16/china-data-today-retail-sales-property-industrial-production.html) *This article was originally published by CNBC. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*