China's industrial output, retail sales and fixed-asset investment beat expectations in January and February, showing signs of resilience, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday.

The country's industrial output rose by 5.9 percent in the first two months of 2025 from a year earlier, higher than estimates by Bloomberg and Reuters. Retail sales rose by 4 percent in January-February, while fixed-asset investment expanded by 4.1 percent.

CGTN analyzed the key figures from the NBS in the following graphic.