Tag: China exports

• Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  China foreign trade remains sluggish with world demand weak

  

  China’s exports and imports sank again in August, data showed, as the world’s second-largest economy struggles with sluggish global demand and a wider slowdown. However, the pace of contraction slowed from the previous month and was not as bad as feared.

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  China exports and surplus remain strong while imports started to pick up

  

  China reported much stronger-than-expected exports for October as shippers rushed goods to the United States, its biggest trading partner, racing to beat higher tariff rates due to kick in at the start of next year. Import growth also defied forecasts for a slowdown, suggesting Beijing’s growth-boosting measures to support the cooling economy may be slowly starting to make themselves felt.

• Tuesday, July 17th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  Beijing/Washington trade dispute: China exports and surplus grow at solid pace

  

  China’s trade surplus with the United States swelled to a record in June as its overall exports grew at a solid pace, a result that could further inflame a bitter trade dispute with Washington.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2018 - 09:36 UTC

  Beijing anticipates 6.5% growth, steady rise in foreign trade and prudent and neutral monetary policy

  

  China aims to expand its economy by around 6.5% this year, the same as in 2017, while pressing ahead with its campaign to reduce risks in the financial system, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday. The goal was kept unchanged even though the economy grew 6.9% last year and exceeded the government's target.