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China’s export growth accelerated sharply in the first two months of this year, defying last year’s high base while experts pointed to the likelihood of strong momentum for the rest of the year. Exports rose by 21.8 per cent from a year earlier to US$656.58 billion in the combined figures for January and February released by the customs administration on Tuesday. This represented a huge jump from ...
China’s export growth accelerated sharply in the first two months of this year, defying last year’s high base while experts pointed to the likelihood of strong momentum for the rest of the year. Exports rose by 21.8 per cent from a year earlier to US$656.58 billion in the combined figures for January and February released by the customs administration on Tuesday. This represented a huge jump from the 6.6 per cent growth recorded in December and the 5.5 per cent climb recorded for all of last year. Advertisement Imports for the first two months rose by 19.8 per cent from a year earlier, accelerating from December’s 5.7 per cent growth. Last year’s 5.5 per cent growth propelled the annual value of China’s exports to US$3.77 trillion, according to customs data, with the surge in exports contributing to a record merchandise trade surplus of US$1.19 trillion. More to follow ...
John Pearson, CEO at DHL Express, discusses the company's business strategy amid the rising geopolitical tensions and jet fuel prices. He speaks with Avril Hong and Haidi Stroud-Watts on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade. (Source: Bloomberg)
John Pearson, CEO at DHL Express, discusses the company's business strategy amid the rising geopolitical tensions and jet fuel prices. He speaks with Avril Hong and Haidi Stroud-Watts on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade. (Source: Bloomberg)
China’s export growth accelerated far faster than expected in the first two months of the year, putting shipments on a record path before US and Israeli strikes on Iran disrupted global trade. Exports soared almost 22% from a year earlier, compared with a 7.2% median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. Imports jumped nearly 20%, according to a statement released by the General Administra...
China’s export growth accelerated far faster than expected in the first two months of the year, putting shipments on a record path before US and Israeli strikes on Iran disrupted global trade. Exports soared almost 22% from a year earlier, compared with a 7.2% median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. Imports jumped nearly 20%, according to a statement released by the General Administration of Customs on Tuesday, leaving a surplus of $213.6 billion — an all-time high for the period. The strong start to the year means China’s sales abroad were still gaining momentum before the Iran war broke out at the end of last month. The escalating crisis in the Middle East now poses new risks for the world’s largest exporter as the economic fallout from the war spreads outside the region. Already, the world’s largest container carriers are rerouting ships to avoid the Persian Gulf, while major e-commerce platforms are warning of longer delivery times to the Middle East. The Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world’s energy exports transit, remains all but closed. The first official trade figures for the year come just weeks before a summit between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump to discuss their tariff truce. China’s export boom last year generated a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus despite the tariff war with the US, helping the economy overcome a domestic slowdown. But such growth will be harder to sustain in an era of rising protectionism across the world. China publishes combined trade figures for January and February to smooth out distortions caused by the irregular timing of the Lunar New Year holiday. Single-month data for the period is due later in March. Xi’s Export Juggernaut Is Leaving China’s Factory Workers Behind China Sets Lowest Growth Target Since 1991 as Old Model Falters Xi Eyes Consumers to Lead New Era for China’s Unbalanced Economy Six Charts That Explain China’s Weakening Economy: QuickTake