In case you missed it earlier: China delays July economic data release to late afternoon slotThe key figures will be for industrial output, retail sales, fixed-asset investment and property prices. All of this put together will offer up a picture of how the economic momentum in China is holding up at the start of the third quarter this year.What is interesting is that instead of delaying it by a day or anything, they are deciding to move it to 0700 GMT instead.This typically coincides with speech timings for China's economy, finance, and/or commerce ministry. That is when they will typically go about their daily remarks and speak about relevant and pertinent issues from day to day. So, do they see a need to justify/defend something here?What is also interesting is that the timing of the data release will also coincide with the close of China's stock market hours.So, is it all planned in a way so as to not disrupt the market flow and potentially the reaction to the numbers? Or is China cooking up something entirely different? It remains to be seen.In terms of data expectations, industrial production and fixed-asset investment are estimated to weaken slightly in July. The former recorded a +5.3% y/y reading in June but is expected to fall to +4.8% y/y in July. Meanwhile, the latter was seen at -5.7% y/y in June and is expected to decline further to -6.0% y/y in July.It is only retail sales that is expected to offer a more resilient showing, with the estimate seen at +1.5% y/y in July compared to the +1.0% y/y reading in June. That being said, it likely owes to substantiative measures by Beijing such as consumer trade-in programmes. So, it's not a clear signal that domestic demand is keeping more robust.In terms of domestic demand conditions, the picture painted by new bank loans offers a better indictment of China's current situation. This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.