the article itself :) https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-industrial-profits-rise-08-q1-2025-04-27/
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0.8% is a surge?
Given that there's a trade war going on that aims to choke off China's exports, that's certainly a surge.
surge n 1: a sudden forceful flow [syn: {rush}, {spate}, {surge}, {upsurge}] 2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime" [syn: {surge}, {upsurge}]
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