Monday, January 19, 2026 at 7:31 AM
China's birth rate has halved over the past decade, reaching a record low of 7.92 million births last year, while the population has declined for the fourth consecutive year.
Momentum slowed recently, with last year’s economic performance underscoring how China’s growth has become increasingly lopsided.
Deliveries dropped 10% in 2025 as demand was hit by a slowdown in luxury spending in China and as it ceased production of its 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman models.
Senior state planners are formulating a five-year plan to lift domestic demand, acknowledging that the world’s second-largest economy currently faces an imbalance between “strong supply and weak demand.”
The global economy was set to grow more rapidly than previously expected, but is nonetheless on course for its weakest decade in half a century, according to the bank’s economists.
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