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The yuan terms trade balance (USD terms will come out soon following)
August trade surplus of 346bn yuan expected 373bn yuan surplus, prior 342.8bn)
Exports +5.9% y/y (expected +2.9%, prior 2.9%) ... BEAT
Imports +10.8% y/y (expected +0.7%, prior -5.7%) ... BEAT
Awaiting the USD terms ... the lower yuan will have impacted the 'yaun terms' data, in particular boosting the exports result
OK, here are the USD terms:
Surplus of 52.05bn USD (expected $58.85bn, prior $52.31bn)
Exports -2.8% y/y (expected -4%, prior -4.4%)