China's Economy Shows Signs of Deeper Slowdown
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China's economy is not growing well now.
New numbers show a problem in July.
Factories made less things in July.
This is called industrial output.
People also bought less in shops.
This is called retail sales.
Before this, China's economy grew very slowly.
It was one of the worst three months ever.
China's government is called Beijing.
Beijing may need to help the economy now.
The government can use measures to help.
Measures are special actions or plans.
China is the world's second biggest economy.
Only the United States has a bigger economy.
Many people are watching China's economy closely.
Vocabulary15 words
- economy
- how a country makes and spends money
- factories
- places that make things
- industrial output
- the amount of things factories make
- retail sales
- things people buy in shops
- slowly
- not fast
- Beijing
- the government of China
- measures
- special actions to fix a problem
- United States
- a big country; America
- slump
- a sudden fall or drop
- quarter
- three months of the year
- growth
- when something gets bigger
- pressure
- a strong need to do something
- support
- to help something continue
- activity
- things that are happening
- second largest
- the number two biggest
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China's _____ is not growing well now.
New numbers show a problem in _____.
_____ made less things in July.
This is called industrial _____.
People also bought less in _____.
This is called retail _____.
Before this, China's economy grew very _____.
It was one of the worst three _____ ever.
China's government is called _____.
Beijing may need to help the economy with special _____.
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