China's economy skids as lockdowns hit factories, retailers

China's semiconductor output shrinks as Covid-19 lockdowns disrupt production, crimp demand

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China's monthly output of chips shrunk to its lowest level since 2020, as strict lockdowns in Shanghai and other cities disrupted production in downstream industries from cars to robotics.

Output of integrated circuits in April declined 12.1 per cent year on year to 25.9 billion units, the lowest since December 2020, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.

The drop was in line with a steep dive in production by downstream industries that rely on chips. China's car output shrank 43.5 per cent last month from a year earlier,

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The unemployment rate climbed to 6.1% and the youth jobless rate hit a record

China’s Coal and Gas Power Plummets as Covid Zero Hammers Demand

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Electricity generation fell in April from the prior month to 608.6 billion kilowatt-hours, a decline of 4.3% on the same period last year. Thermal power output plunged to an even greater degree, down 12% for the biggest drop since 2008, as the share of renewables increased at the expense of coal and gas and China installed more solar capacity than expected in the first quarter.

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