Leverage ratio up 
2019-09-02
China’s leverage ratio increased slightly in the second quarter of this year, according to a report released by the National Institution for Finance & Development. The overall leverage ratio, which measures the nation’s outstanding debt in the real economy against nominal GDP, rose to 249.5 percent in the second quarter, up 0.7 percentage points from a quarter earlier. The second quarter’s increase narrowed from Q1’s rise of 5.1 percentage points, data showed. 
