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USA Today makes the mistake of measuring Chinese trade volume in US Dollars. You can't do that when commodity prices have dropped significantly. It makes a comparison with the previous year's trade volume in US Dollars totally meaningless.
It is necessary to count the TEU (e.g. twenty-foot containers) being exported/imported at Chinese ports to accurately measure the volume of Chinese trade.
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China's exports are drooping again | USA Today
"In the first four months of the year, exports had fallen 7.6% and imports were off 12.8%."
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Source (IHS JOC): China ports mount modest March recovery | JOC.com
It is necessary to count the TEU (e.g. twenty-foot containers) being exported/imported at Chinese ports to accurately measure the volume of Chinese trade.
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China's exports are drooping again | USA Today
"In the first four months of the year, exports had fallen 7.6% and imports were off 12.8%."
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Source (IHS JOC): China ports mount modest March recovery | JOC.com
