China January-February exports tumble, imports slow as coronavirus batters trade and business

  • 📰 Reuters
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 37 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 97%

Sverige Nyheter Nyheter

Sverige Senaste nytt,Sverige Rubriker

China's exports contracted sharply in the first two months of the year, and...

BEIJING - China’s exports contracted sharply in the first two months of the year, and imports slowed, as the health crisis triggered by the coronavirus outbreak caused massive disruptions to business operations, global supply chains and economic activity.

China ran a trade deficit of $7.09 billion for the period, reversing an expected $24.6 billion surplus in the poll. China’s trade surplus with the United States for the first two months of the year stood at $25.37 billion, Reuters calculation based on Chinese customs data showed, much narrower than a surplus of $42.16 billion in the same period last year.

In response, global policymakers have stepped up efforts to cushion the economic blow of the epidemic, with the U.S. Federal Reserve delivering an emergency rate cut last week. Tough public measures such as restrictions on travel and quarantines meant many of these people were unable to return to their jobs in offices, factories and ports until only recently.

 

Tack för din kommentar. Din kommentar kommer att publiceras efter att ha granskats.

会慢慢的好起来的。

This is not only China's problem, China's economy is in the loss of the whole circle. Every country could be affected again.

Global economic slow down still drags on

Vi har sammanfattat den här nyheten så att du kan läsa den snabbt. Om du är intresserad av nyheterna kan du läsa hela texten här. Läs mer:

 /  🏆 2. in SE

Sverige Senaste nytt, Sverige Rubriker