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"A surge in COVID cases and subsequent lockdown in March had an outsized effect on the retail market, with Shanghai’s retail sales falling 10.7% YoY in the first three quarters of 2022, with wholesale and retail sales down 9.4% YoY, and accommodation and F&B sales down 24.8% YoY After the lockdown was eased in June, consumption began to recover with consumer spending skewed towards food, though there was also a pickup in some discretionary expenditure in Q3/2022, such as NEVs (New Energy Vehicles), smartphones, jewellery and cosmetics growing by 39.8%, 6.6%, 4.9% and 1.3%, respectively."

"Karachi is the most populated city of Pakistan with an estimated population of 22 million. It is the financial and economic hub of the country and many businesses are headquartered there. The city has a labor supply of almost 5 million people and a literacy rate of 83% on average."

"As core inflation rose to 5.9% in October from 4.5% in September, the Philippine economy beat consensus forecasts after increasing by 7.6% in Q3/2022.  Household consumption continued to support the economy after growing by 8.0% despite inflation eating into household incomes. The strong OFW remittance inflows and expanding IT-BPM sector are projected to maintain their respective growth trajectories amidst a slowing global economy. "

"Chongqing’s GDP reached RMB2,083 billion in the first three quarters of 2022, a 3.1% increase YoY. The growth value of the tertiary industry reached RMB1,109 billion, up 2.5 ppts YoY. The investment market remained stable from 2021 to 2022, with seven bulk transactions recorded."

"2022 witnessed the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions and the reopening of various economic sectors as Malaysia transitioned to the endemic phase. As a result, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Q3/2022 recorded a significant YoY growth of 14.2% to RM383.8 billion, an increase of RM47.6 billion from Q3/2021. "

"According to the United Nations Environment Programme in 2020, global building operations accounted for about 31% of total energy consumption. As a result, measures have been taken worldwide to reduce total emissions via the implementation of policies on eco-friendly construction and energy efficiency of existing buildings, and Korea has also made efforts to keep pace with the global trend."

"2022 has been a year of challenges for most economies. Supply chain disruption and geopolitical events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent spiralling of energy prices among other things, have meant that inflation has remained beyond the comfort level of most central banks."

"The city continued to struggle against a confluence of downside risks including a slowing domestic economy, stringent border policies, rising interest rates and an uncertain macro-outlook. Total imports and exports of goods and services are expected to drop by 9.9% YoY and 10.3% YoY respectively due to restrictions on crossborder activity with mainland China and the deterioration in demand from the rest of the world."