Surplus widens in August as exports outperform
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China’s Trade Balance for August, in Chinese Yuan terms, came in at CNY649.34 billion, expanding from the previous figure of CNY601.98 billion. Exports rose 8.4% YoY in August vs. 6.5% seen in July. The country’s imports came in at 0% YoY in the same period vs. 6.6% registered previously. In US Dollar terms, China’s trade surplus widened in August. Trade Balance came in at +91.02B versus +83.9B expected and +84.65B previous. Exports (YoY): 8.7% vs. 6.5% expected and 7.0% previous. Imports (YoY): 0.5% vs. 2.0% expected and 7.2% last. Additional takeaways China Jan-August USD-denominated Exports +4.6% YoY. China Jan-August USD-denominated Imports +2.5% YoY. China Jan-August USD-denominated Trade Surplus +608.9B. China Jan-August Trade Surplus with the US arrived at +$224.57B. China August Trade Surplus with the US was $33.81B vs. $30.84B in July. FX implications AUD/USD holds the rebound above 0.6650 after China’s trade surplus expansion. The pair is down 0.05% on the day, trading at 0.6658, at the time of writing. Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/chinas-trade-balance-surplus-widens-in-august-as-exports-outperform-202409100323
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