China's exports grew slightly more than expected in December, while imports rose less than expected, according to customs data released on Friday.
Exports rose by 20.9% year-on-year in U.S. dollar-terms, above the 20% increase forecast by a Reuters poll.Containers sit at the Yangshan Port in Shanghai, China, Aug. 6, 2019.BEIJING — China's exports grew slightly more than expected in December, while imports rose less than expected, according to customs data released Friday.
Exports rose by 20.9% year-on-year in U.S. dollar-terms, above the 20% increase forecast by a Reuters poll.December's figure also marked awhen imports rose by 31.7% year-on-year. Exports had grown by 22% year-on-year in November. "We expect China's exports to remain strong in Q1 because of resilient global demand and worsening pandemic in many developing countries," Zhiwei Zhang, chief economist, Pinpoint Asset Management, said in a note.
"Currently the strong exports may be the only driver helping China's economy. We expect infrastructure investment to be the second driver picking up in the next few months," he said.
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