China: Three things in China

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China: Three things in China

Goldman Sachs China

household assets, respectively. In the coming years, we expect the equity and

insurance shares of total household assets to expand significantly, while the share of

property continues to shrink.

Chinese household assets shifting from property to

financial assets

Tn RMB Tn RMB

900 900

Household total assets

800 Urban housing Rural housing 800

Auto Deposits and cash

700 700

Other financial assets

600 600

500 500

400 400

300 300

200 200

100 100

0 0

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Source: Wind, CEIC, Haver Analytics, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

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