Chinas exports
and imports fell last month, as a tariff standoff with the US took
its toll on the economy.
The Chinese trading outlook waned in June, according to new figures that underline the countrys current growth troubles.
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Chinas customs department reported today that dollar-denominated exports tumbled 1.3 per cent in June when compared with the same month in the previous year, while imports slumped 7.3 per cent.
“Exports declined last month as a result of the step-up in U.S. tariffs in May and waning global demand,” noted Julian Evans-Pritchard, senior China economist at Capital Economics.
He added: “Imports also weakened on the back of a renewed domestic slowdown.”
The latest data comes after Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed at a recent summit in Japan not to implement any further trade tariffs for the time being.
However, fears of an impasse in the trade dispute between Beijing and Washington, D.C. and a global financial slowdown still loom large over the economy.
During the first six months of this year, Chinas exports grew 0.1 per cent in US dollar terms, marking a sharp drop from 12.8 per cent during the same period last year.
Imports declined 4.3 per cent from January to June, compared with a rise of nearly 20 per cent last year.
According to South China Morning Post calculations, Chinas exports to the US fell by 7.8 per cent to $39bn (£31bn) in June, while imports fell 31.4 per cent to $9 billion.
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