Industry Segment: Market Brief | Word Count: 90 Words
Attachment: China completion 4Q19

A weakening in the domestic economy, slower retail sales, a U.S.-led trade war and swine fever are putting the brakes on China's rapid expansion. Conversely, there are still many pockets of growth, such as housing construction and spending in the services sector.

Notwithstanding all the obstacles, China's oil refineries are defying the odds through project spending to the tune of $15 billion that are set to be completed in fourth-quarter 2019. Click here for a list and see graph below for investment by project type.