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China’s shoppers are still on strike and youth unemployment is rising
Title (Dublin Core)
China’s shoppers are still on strike and youth unemployment is rising
Description (Dublin Core)
This is a news story from CNN by Laura He. This article is on the economic impact of China's zero COVID policy.
Retail sales fell 6.7% in May according to China's National Bureau of Statistics. It is slightly lower than the 11. 1% drop in sales from April. Customer spending has fallen in about every category except for food, drink, and petroleum.
Youth unemployment is rising in China, as places that would hire young workers were forced to shutdown with lockdowns. The youth unemployment rate rose 18.4% between the 16-24 range in China.
Retail sales fell 6.7% in May according to China's National Bureau of Statistics. It is slightly lower than the 11. 1% drop in sales from April. Customer spending has fallen in about every category except for food, drink, and petroleum.
Youth unemployment is rising in China, as places that would hire young workers were forced to shutdown with lockdowns. The youth unemployment rate rose 18.4% between the 16-24 range in China.
Date (Dublin Core)
June 15, 2022
Creator (Dublin Core)
Laura He
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST580
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
news article
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Economy
English
Consumer Culture (shopping, dining...)
English
Business & Industry
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
China
unemployment
youth
production
shutdown
economy
development
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
economy
China
zero COVID policy
unemployment
spending
consumerism
retail
sales
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
07/26/2022
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
06/19/2022
08/02/2022
Date Created (Dublin Core)
06/15/2022
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