morgan and has reaffirmed plans for ¥1 trillion in m&a. 3.7% -- toshiba corp. their. you so much. sophie kamaruddin there. we are in the thick of trade monday morning. steady as she goes, that's what we are likely to get in the latest batch of monthly economic numbers from china this morning. get april retail sales, our retail sales were on friday. industrial production and fixed asset urban investment, what will stand out and what will surprise? main indicators for april, and what we have seen is that higher than expected gdp growth in the first quarter, 6.9%, allowing authorities to continue to contain risks in the economy like over leverage and excess industrial capacity. later this morning, we will look at whether that first quarter the peak and we will see a slight deceleration from here on out with many economists saying we are likely to see that. retail sales, march was 10.9% growth, matching the highest percentage growth in a year. 10.8%, so was for steady as she goes, but a slight deceleration in the pace of growth, so we will be watching that one clos