China’s export growth slowed last month amid lingering uncertainty over US tariffs, pointing to continued strain in the country’s manufacturing and trade sectors – and the slight uptick could also reflect front-loading by exporters anticipating future disruptions.
China’s May exports were up by 4.8 per cent, year on year, to US$316.1 billion, customs data showed on Monday.
The figure followed April’s 8.1 per cent growth and fell short of the estimate of a 6.28 per cent increase in a market…China’s export growth slowed last month amid lingering uncertainty over US tariffs, pointing to continued strain in the country’s manufacturing and trade sectors – and the slight uptick could also reflect front-loading by exporters anticipating future disruptions.
China’s May exports were up by 4.8 per cent, year on year, to US$316.1 billion, customs data showed on Monday.
The figure followed April’s 8.1 per cent growth and fell short of the estimate of a 6.28 per cent increase in a market…  Read More 

​Global Economy – South China Morning Post