China’s 2019 Disposable Income Further Cools, Consumption Subdued

China’s 2019 Disposable Income Further Cools, Consumption Subdued
A Chinese couple wear plastic coats and protective masks as they shop for groceries at a supermarket in Beijing, China, on Feb. 11, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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BEIJING—Disposable income growth slowed further in China last year while household consumption cooled, as the world’s second-largest economy clocked its weakest pace of expansion since 1990.

Economic growth eased last year as China’s bruising trade war with the United States weighed on businesses and jobs, prompting increased consumer caution despite government measures to stabilize the economy.