Multiple outlets report that China’s economic momentum weakens in May, with signs that domestic demand continues to sour. Retail sales fall for the first time in more than three years, indicating a deterioration in consumer activity. Yahoo News and other sources describe the broader imbalance in the economy deepening as consumption softens. Financial Times and CNBC add that fixed-asset investment also weakens further, with urban investment contracting by more than expected in May. Business Line and Quartz cite a specific figure for retail sales, saying they decline 0.6% in May. Quartz also reports that the retail figure misses expectations of flat growth and links the slowdown to weaker domestic demand. Daily Sabah similarly highlights both the retail sales drop and weakening investment, describing the unevenness in the economy. Overall, the articles present May’s data as reinforcing concerns that a slowdown is broadening beyond consumption into investment, though the coverage focuses on agreed points: the first retail sales contraction in over three years and a deeper slump in fixed-asset or urban investment.