CapEcon: China Trade Data Shows Growth Picking Up

CapEcon: China Trade Data Shows Growth Picking Up

China’s trade data for March, “points to healthy growth in import volumes and adds to growing evidence that the extreme gloom of a few weeks ago about the state of the domestic economy was misplaced.” That’s according to a report from Capital Economics on the recent slug of economic data released by China this week.

As the quote above implies, the report — a copy of which has been reviewed by ValueWalk — presents an optimistic view of China’s recent data releases and concludes that economic conditions within China are improving.

China trade data: A positive outlook

Chinese exports rose 11.5% year-on-year in dollar terms last month, following a 25.4% contraction in exports for...