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China: Infrastructure, Factories, Housing Account For 40% Of The Economy

Building for the future - China could well be testimony for that. We spotted this interesting stat today, that China could actually be overspending on Infrastructure, factories and housing - more than 40 percent of the economy is based on activities in these areas (Source)

How do we digest this stat? For emerging economies, this could be a pattern. The ratio will go down as the years progress. But 40 percent is definitely too high a number.

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