 "China Q1 economic growth slows to 7.4%")
China's annual economic growth slowed between January and March 2014 to 7.4% from 7.7% in the previous three months, but beat market expectations for growth of 7.3%, data showed on Wednesday.
Other data released alongside GDP showed industrial output rose 8.8% in March from a year ago, versus expectations of a rise of 9% in a Reuters poll.
Retail sales in March rose 12.2% on a year ago, above expectations for a 12.1% rise.
Fixed-asset investment rose 17.6% in January-March from the same period a year earlier, versus a forecast for an 18.1% rise. The government only publishes cumulative investment data.
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