The Chinese University of Hong Kong-Tsinghua University Joint Research Center for Chinese Economy 清華大學-香港中文大學中國經濟聯合研究中心 - COVID-19 Thematic Report No.4: Post-Lockdown Economic Recovery in China: April and May The Chinese University of Hong Kong-Tsinghua University <br/>Joint Research Center for Chinese Economy 清華大學-香港中文大學中國經濟聯合研究中心
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COVID-19 Thematic Report No.4: Post-Lockdown Economic Recovery in China: April and May
Qin Chen, Zhiguo He, Chang-Tai Hsieh, Zheng (Michael) Song

This letter documents several facts of China’s post-lockdown economic recovery in April and May. The main findings are summarized as follows.

(1) Truck flows and online consumption suggest a strong recovery.

(2) The recovery of online job posts stagnated.

(3) Smaller firms cut online job posts more dramatically in the first quarter. Such asymmetry became less pronounced in April.

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COVID-19 Thematic Report No.4: Post-Lockdown Economic Recovery in China: April and May
Qin Chen, Zhiguo He, Chang-Tai Hsieh, Zheng (Michael) Song

This letter documents several facts of China’s post-lockdown economic recovery in April and May. The main findings are summarized as follows.

(1) Truck flows and online consumption suggest a strong recovery.

(2) The recovery of online job posts stagnated.

(3) Smaller firms cut online job posts more dramatically in the first quarter. Such asymmetry became less pronounced in April.

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