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China January exports, imports seen falling, virus risks global trade disruptions: Reuters poll
China’s exports and imports likely fell in January after a brief rebound at the end of last year, a Reuters poll showed, and a rapidly spreading virus outbreak could disrupt its global trade for months to come.Exports from the world’s second-largest economy are expected to have dropped 4.8% in January from a year earlier, according to a median estimate from the survey of 18 economists, compared with a 7.9% gain in December and marking the steepest fall since February 2019. Imports likely fell 6% from a year earlier in January, a sharp contrast with 16.5% growth in the previous month. The drop was likely due to ... (full story)