April 16 (Reuters) - China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.3% in
January-March from the year earlier, official data showed, comfortably above a
4.6% analysts' forecast in a Reuters poll and up from the 5.2% expansion in the
previous quarter.
    While the data offered some relief to officials as they try to shore up
growth in the face of protracted weakness in the property sector and mounting
local government debt, several March indicators released alongside the GDP data
showed that demand at home remains frail.
    
    Here are some forecasts from brokerages on China's GDP:
 Forecast Revision Date  Brokerage        Real GDP growth forecast
                                                    (Y/Y)
                                         New             Old
               April 16  Deutsche Bank             5.2%         4.7%
               April 11  Morgan Stanley            4.8%         4.2%
               April 10  Goldman Sachs             5.0%         4.8%
               March 28  Citigroup                 5.0%         4.6%
 
 (Compiled by Broker Research team in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)