China Industrial Production (YoY) registered at 8.8%, missing forecasts (9%) in February

China's Q1 2014 GDP (QoQ) came at 1.4% vs 1.4% exp and 1.8% last, while the annual reading for Q1 2014 stood at 7.4% vs 7.3% exp and 7.7% last. Other results included industrial production (YoY) for February at 8.8% vs 9.0% exp and 8.6% last, with retail Sales (YoY) (Feb) at 12.2% vs 12.1% exp and 11.8% last, and urban investment (YTD) (YoY) (Feb) coming at 17.6% vs 18.1% exp and 17.9% last.