Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's imports fell in June, missing expectations for slight growth, while exports rose more than expected, customs data released Friday showed.
China's imports fell by 2.3% in June from a year ago in U.S. dollar terms.
Those figures lifted year-to-date imports by 2%, and exports by 3.6% in the first six months compared with the same period a year earlier.
watch nowEU's trade with China fell in the first six months of 2024, with imports and exports both declining.
China's trade with the U.S. was down slightly in dollar terms during the first half of the year, as imports from the U.S. fell 4.9%, though exports rose 1.5%.
Organizations:
Getty, BEIJING, U.S ., Association of Southeast Asian Nations, European Union, U.S
Locations:
Qingdao, Shangdong, China, U.S, Brazil