KEY POINTS
  • China's economy grew 6.2% in the second quarter from a year ago, the country's statistics bureau said on Monday. 
  • Analysts polled by Reuters expect China's economy to have grown 6.2% from a year ago in the April to June period.
  • The GDP figure comes as the world's second largest economy remains locked in a trade war with the U.S.
A tourist guide holds an umbrella featuring a panda pattern in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China.

China released second-quarter figures on Monday showing that its economy slowed to 6.2% — the weakest rate in at least 27 years, as the country's trade war with the U.S. took its toll.

From April to June, China's economy grew 6.2% from a year ago, the country's statistics bureau said on Monday. That was in line with the expectations of analysts polled by Reuters, and lower than the 6.4% year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2019.