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Who could buy? Where could they buy from? There are people who’ve been in their apartments for over 40 days. The entire city has been locked in for over 30, bar
by barry-cotter 4y ago
Who could buy? Where could they buy from? There are people who’ve been in their apartments for over 40 days. The entire city has been locked in for over 30, barring some lucky people who’ve been allowed out for two hours a day in the past two weeks.
- kasey_junk 4y agoThat’s the point of the article? It’s using car sales as a proxy for how tight the lockdown has been.
- discordance 4y agoYes, it's clear why this has happened, but China is so important across many industries and this is one clear example data point. The interesting question (IMHO) is what are the ramifications from this for companies, jobs, the economy, both locally and internationally, across all industries.
- greenglass 4y agoNot good it seems: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-economy-cools-sharply-april-lockdowns-bite-2022-05-16/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-economy-cools-sha...
- Ensorceled 4y agoThat's literally the first line of the article ... "For evidence of just how tight Shanghai’s lockdown has been, consider this: not a single car was sold in the city last month. "