China’s Trade Balance: Surplus shrinks in October amid unexpected imports surge
China's Trade Balance for October, in Chinese Yuan terms, came in at CNY405.47 billion versus the previous reading of CNY558.74 billion.
Exports dropped 3.1% YoY in October vs. -0.6% seen in September. The country’s imports jumped 6.4% YoY in the reported month vs. -0.8% prior.
In US Dollar terms, China’s trade surplus unexpectedly narrowed in October.
Trade Balance came in at +56.53B versus +81.95B expected and +77.71B previous.
Exports (YoY): -6.4% vs. -3.1% exp. and -6.2% previous.
Imports (YoY): 3.0% vs. -5.4% exp. and -6.2% last.
Additional takeaways
China Jan-Oct USD-denominated exports -5.6% YoY.
China Jan-Oct USD-denominated Imports -6.5% YoY.
China Jan-Oct Trade Balance +$684.04 Bln.
China’s Oct trade surplus with the US stands at $30.82 billion vs. a $33.19 bln surplus in September.
FX implications
AUD/USD is off the lows on mixed China’s trade figures. The pair is flat on the day, trading at 0.6487 at the time of writing.
Author
Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
