Due at 0200GMT China trade balance for September:
- expected is $48.21bn,
- prior was $60.24bn
Exports y/y:
- expected is -6.0%, prior was -5.5%
Imports y/y:
- expected is -16.0%, prior was -13.8%
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Note ... and if you're familiar with how Chinese trade balance data is released this won't be news to you, but if not ...
The data may well come out in 'yuan terms' instead of those USD terms I have listed above. If so (and this is more likely than not...)
China trade balance:
- expected is CNY 292.4bn
- prior was CNY 368.03bn
Exports y/y:
- expected is -7.4%, prior was --6.1%
Imports y/y:
- expected is -16.5%, prior was -14.3%
