Logo 12 Jan 2024

Trade data not as good as it looks

Subscribe to keep reading.

Sign up to stay briefed on what the Chinese government is doing, thinking, and saying.

Already a subscriber? Log in.

China’s trade performance continued to disappoint in December.
Per data released by the customs bureau on Friday:

Exports grew 2.3% y/y in December, up from 0.5% growth in November.
Imports grew 0.2% y/y, up from a 0.6% y/y drop the previous month.
China’s trade surplus increased to USD 75.3 billio...