CH Trade Balance

China’s export growth topped forecasts in June as strong demand for semiconductors and a rush by manufacturers to ship goods to the U.S. ahead of potential new tariffs countered broader concerns about the Iran war and weakening global demand. The stronger-than-expected trade performance suggests Chinese ​manufacturers continued to sustain sales despite slowing growth in major economies and uncertainty ​over trade relations with Washington. Strong demand for AI-related technology products, front-loading ⁠of U.S.-bound shipments and ...

China’s trade growth held up better than expected in May, as surging AI-related exports helped buffer the economy against disruption from the Iran war. Exports rose 19.4% from a year earlier in U.S. dollar value terms, customs data showed Tuesday, accelerating from the 14.1% gain in April. Economists polled by Reuters had pegged growth at 15%. Imports growth momentum continued to build, expanding 27.4% in May, the outpacing from 25.3% in April, beating economists’ forecast for a 25% growth. The import surge has largely been driven by ...

China’s export growth gathered pace in April as factories raced to meet a wave of overseas orders from buyers seeking to stockpile components amid fears the Iran war could push global input costs even higher. Exports expanded 14.1% from a year earlier in U.S. dollar value terms, customs data showed on Saturday, outpacing the 2.5% gain in March and a 7.9% rise tipped by economists. Chinese exporters have so far weathered the fallout from the Middle East conflict, buoyed by overseas buyers scrambling to secure supplies, but economists ...

China’s March trade data showed a sharp divergence between imports and exports, with demand holding up domestically while external momentum disappointed expectations. In dollar terms, exports rose just 2.5% year-on-year in March, well below the Reuters poll forecast of 8.6%, signalling a loss of momentum in external demand. In contrast, imports surged 27.8% y/y, far exceeding expectations of an 11.2% increase, pointing to strong domestic demand and higher commodity-related inflows. As a result, China’s trade surplus narrowed ...

China's exports grew by 21.8% year-on-year in the first two months of 2026, up from 5.5% in 2025, well above market expectations. This marked the highest monthly YoY growth level since January 2022. As the data combines the first two months of the year, the strength can’t be attributed to the Lunar New Year effect. Many of last year's prevalent themes carried forward into 2026. By export destination, the US continued to see a sharp YoY decline, down -11.0%. The tariff impact remains in play, given the current higher tariff rates and ...

China’s exports jumped nearly 22% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, powered by a surge in shipments of computer chips, autos and electronics. The export figures released by China’s customs agency on Tuesday were much better than economists had forecast. They far exceeded the 6.6% annual pace of growth recorded in December. Shipments to the U.S. fell 11% in January and February, narrowing from a 30% drop in December. Exports to the European Union increased almost 28% while those to Latin America climbed 16%. ...