date:Jan 14, 2013
uarter. In October 2012, McDonald's suffered its first monthly decline in nine years, including a decline in same-store sales in China.
Some of the decreased numbers are due to the overall economic conditions in China. The government has reported gross domestic product growth of 7.4% in the most recent quarter, a number that disappointed analysts. Historically, from 1989 until 2012, China's GDP annual growth rate averaged 9.3%.
Investors need not worry too much about the numbers in China. For