{"id":83714,"date":"2016-01-13T06:30:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T11:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=83714"},"modified":"2016-01-13T06:30:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T11:30:21","slug":"china-reports-surprise-jump-in-trade-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2016\/01\/china-reports-surprise-jump-in-trade-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"China reports surprise jump in trade balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-802541535\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">January 13, 2016<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p>Article by <a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/contributors\/contributor-profile-forextime\/\">ForexTime<\/a><\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s trade balance rose against expectations in December thanks to a jump in exports. The nation\u2019s exports climbed for the first time since June last month, beating forecasts with figures that could lead to talk about how a weaker yuan may be helping support the economy.<\/p>\n<p>According to trade figures just released by the National Bureau of Statistics, in renminbi, December exports rose 2.3 per cent, against forecasts they would fall 4.1 per cent. Imports tumbled only 4 per cent, against expectations for a 7.9 per cent fall.<\/p>\n<p>The 2.3 per cent rebound in exports marks the first year-on-year gain since June and the biggest climb since February. The 4 per cent decline in imports is the smallest contraction of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the trade surplus was Rmb382.1bn ($58bn), far higher than forecasts, though below a recent peak in October.<\/p>\n<p>The improvement on all fronts comes at a time when international investors are increasingly concerned about a slowdown in China. These figures could go some way in alleviating those fears, but they could just as well underscore worries that the data is being massaged.<\/p><div id=\"inves-2893023621\" class=\"inves-in-content inves-entity-placement\"><hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads_header\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; float:left; color:#666;\">Free Reports:<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads\"> \r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/graph_techs_PD.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t     <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><b><u>Get Our Free Metatrader 4 Indicators<\/u><\/b><\/a> - Put Our Free MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators on your charts when you join our Weekly Newsletter<\/p><br><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cot_pie_80.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><b><u>Get our Weekly Commitment of Traders Reports<\/u><\/b><\/a> - See where the biggest traders (Hedge Funds and Commercial Hedgers) are positioned in the futures markets on a weekly basis.<\/p><br><br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<br><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-54242 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/articles-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Forex-Time-Logo.png\" alt=\"Forex-Time-Logo\" width=\"262\" height=\"90\" \/><strong>Article by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/contributors\/contributor-profile-forextime\/\">ForexTime<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ForexTime Ltd (FXTM)<\/strong> is an award winning international online forex broker regulated by CySEC 185\/12 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forextime.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.forextime.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article by ForexTime China\u2019s trade balance rose against expectations in December thanks to a jump in exports. The nation\u2019s exports climbed for the first time since June last month, beating forecasts with figures that could lead to talk about how a weaker yuan may be helping support the economy. 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