China: Soft imports print? - TDS
|TD Securities research team suggests that according to their model, China is likely to post an outsized decline in imports (-23.0% y/y ) in January, largely due to base effects but also much weaker exports data from South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and Taiwan.
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“Adding in the impact of the seasonal impact of Chinese New Year, with weaker activity towards the end of January, it points to a very soft imports print.”
“Exports are likely to look slightly better (+2.4% y/y), albeit still remaining weak. Such a weak outcome will likely provoke further speculation of an easier Chinese policy stance and put pressure on China to agree on a trade deal at the meeting between President’s Xi and Trump at the end of February.”
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