China import slump casts gloom
19 October 2019 |
8:00 am
China is buying less from the rest of the world, pushing its trade surplus higher and dragging on global economic growth. Imports in the world’s second-largest economy dropped 8.5% in September for a ninth decline in the past 10 readings, while exports decreased 3.2% in dollar terms from a year earlier. Bloomberg's Selina Wang has the details.
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