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China:ThreethingsinChina

ThreequickhighlightsfromChina:

nGrowthbottomingout:Datafromthepastweekhavemostlyimprovedand

surprisedtotheupside.

Totalsocial?nancing(TSF)

new?owsregistered

RMB3.12tnvs.consensusexpectationsofRMB2.69tn.

Industrialproduction(IP)

andretailsales

rose4.5%and4.6%yoy,respectively,vs.3.7%and2.5%yoyinJuly.Our

revampedChinaCurrentActivityIndicator(CAI)

showsthatsequentialgrowthhasincreasedto5.5%momannualized,moderatelyhigherthanthe

sub-4%readinginJuneandJuly.Takentogether,therearetentativesignsofgrowth

bottomingout

inChina.

HuiShan

+852-2978-6634|

hui.shan@

GoldmanSachs(Asia)L.L.C.

OurrevampedChinaCAIshowsactivitybottomingout

Percentchange,annualizedPercentchange,annualized

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

ChinaCurrentActivityIndicatorandGDP

CAI(mom)

RealGDP(qoqannualized)

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

Sep-20May-21Jan-22Sep-22May-23

Source:HaverAnalytics,GoldmanSachsGlobalInvestmentResearch

nContinuedmonetarypolicyeasing:OnSeptember14th,thePBOC

announced

a25bpRRRcut,consistentwithourprior

expectations

anddespitethe

stronger-than-expectedAugustcreditdata.Additionally,thelatest

NBS70-city

propertypricedata

showedcontinueddeclinesinbothprimaryandsecondary

marketsinAugust.Becausemortgagerate?oorineachcityislinkedtolocal

housepricesunderChina’s

newmortgagerateadjustmentmechanism,

this

implieslowermortgageratesinmorecities.Overall,monetarypolicyisonan

easingpath,andweexpectanother10bppolicyratecutand25bpRRRcutin

Q4.

nFXout?owsincreasedinAugust:OurpreferredgaugeofFX?ows

shows

that

netout?owsincreasedfromUS$26bninJulytoUS$42bninAugust,thehighest

sinceDecember2016.With

increasedFXpolicymanagement

(e.g.,strongdaily

USDCNY?xing,forcefulCNHliquiditysqueeze,andverbalguidanceatthe

FX

Investorsshouldconsiderthisreportasonlyasinglefactorinmakingtheirinvestmentdecision.ForRegACcerti?cationandotherimportantdisclosures,seetheDisclosureAppendix,orgoto

/research/hedge.html.

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marketself-regulatorymeeting

),aswellasthebetter-than-expectedAugustdata,

USDCNYhasdroppedtobelow7.30.However,RMBdepreciationandcapital

out?owspressuresarelikelytolinger,especiallyintheeventoffurtherwideninginUS-Chinainterestratedifferentialsand/orrenewedweaknessinChina’smacrodata.

OurpreferredgaugesuggestsfasterFXout?owsinAugust

USDbn

USDbn

150

100

50

0

-50

-100

-150

-200

ModifiedFXflowmeasure

Unusualcross-borderRMBflow(sinceOct'15)

FXflowbasedonSAFE'sonshoreFXsettlementdata

150

100

50

0

-50

-100

-150

-200

Jan-15Jan-16Jan-17Jan-18Jan-19Jan-20Jan-21Jan-22Jan-23

Source:SAFE,GoldmanSachsGlobalInvestmentResearch

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DisclosureAppendix

RegAC

I,HuiShan,herebycertifythatalloftheviewsexpressedinthisreportaccuratelyre?ectmypersonalviews,whichhavenotbeenin?uencedbyconsiderationsofthe?rm’sbusinessorclientrelationships.

Unlessotherwisestated,theindividualslistedonthecoverpageofthisreportareanalystsinGoldmanSachs’GlobalInvestmentResearchdivision.

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Fluctuationsinexchangeratescouldhaveadverseeffectsonthevalueorpriceof,orincomederivedfrom,certaininvestments.

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Certaintransactions,includingthoseinvolvingfutures,options,andotherderivatives,giverisetosubstantialriskandarenotsuitableforallinvestors.InvestorsshouldreviewcurrentoptionsandfuturesdisclosuredocumentswhichareavailablefromGoldmanSachssalesrepresentativesorat

/about/publications/character-risks.jsp

and

https://www.?/?a/regulatory-disclosures_1/?a-uniform-futures-and-options-on-futures-risk-disclosures-booklet-pdf-version-2018.

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