China’s Exports rise 7.2% YoY in June, Imports increase 2.3% YoY
|China's Trade Balance for June, in Chinese Yuan (CNY) terms, arrived at CNY585.96 billion, narrowing from the previous figure of CNY743.56 billion.
China's Exports rose 7.2% YoY in June vs. 6.3% in April. The country’s imports increased 2.3% YoY in the same period vs. -2.1% recorded previously.
In US Dollar (USD) terms, China’s trade surplus expanded more than expected in June.
Trade Balance arrived at +114.77B versus +109B expected and +103.22B prior.
Exports (YoY): 5.8% vs. 5% expected and 4.8% last.
Imports (YoY): 1.1% vs. 1.3% expected and -3.4% previous.
A Chinese customs spokesperson said that the country’s "Exports will continue to forge ahead in the next stage despite challenges." He also added that "the US-China trade has recently shown signs of recovery."
Market reaction
At the time of writing, the AUD/USD pair is trading 0.26% lower on the day to trade at 0.6563.
Australian Dollar PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Australian Dollar (AUD) against listed major currencies today. Australian Dollar was the weakest against the Euro.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.07% | 0.11% | 0.04% | -0.04% | 0.03% | 0.27% | -0.05% | |
| EUR | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.10% | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.33% | 0.00% | |
| GBP | -0.11% | -0.15% | -0.08% | -0.14% | -0.08% | 0.18% | -0.01% | |
| JPY | -0.04% | -0.10% | 0.08% | 0.05% | -0.00% | 0.30% | -0.03% | |
| CAD | 0.04% | -0.01% | 0.14% | -0.05% | 0.06% | 0.32% | -0.01% | |
| AUD | -0.03% | -0.07% | 0.08% | 0.00% | -0.06% | 0.23% | -0.07% | |
| NZD | -0.27% | -0.33% | -0.18% | -0.30% | -0.32% | -0.23% | -0.32% | |
| CHF | 0.05% | -0.00% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.07% | 0.32% |
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