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The mainstream media reports that China's exports and imports have both fallen in dollar-value. This gives the false impression that the volume of Chinese exports and imports is falling.
Since the dollar-exchange rate is fluctuating against major currencies, it is useless to gauge China's exports and imports using dollar-value.
Let's go directly to China's data on Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of goods exported/imported this year. A TEU is the twenty-foot container that you see on the back of semi-trailer trucks.
According to IHS JOC, China's Jan-Sept 2016 port container volume was up 2.7% over last year.
In conclusion, China's exports/imports are very healthy and shipments have increased by 2.7% compared to last year. Chinese trade is increasing, not decreasing.
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China port volume up, Hong Kong decline slowest in two years | IHS JOC
"China’s top ports booked a healthy rise in throughput year-over-year in September, taking year-to-date growth to just under 2.7 percent, as traffic declines at Hong Kong slowed to their lowest level in two years.
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The ports handled 114.5 million TEUs so far in 2016, up from 111.6 million in the first three quarters of 2015."
Since the dollar-exchange rate is fluctuating against major currencies, it is useless to gauge China's exports and imports using dollar-value.
Let's go directly to China's data on Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of goods exported/imported this year. A TEU is the twenty-foot container that you see on the back of semi-trailer trucks.
According to IHS JOC, China's Jan-Sept 2016 port container volume was up 2.7% over last year.
In conclusion, China's exports/imports are very healthy and shipments have increased by 2.7% compared to last year. Chinese trade is increasing, not decreasing.
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China port volume up, Hong Kong decline slowest in two years | IHS JOC
"China’s top ports booked a healthy rise in throughput year-over-year in September, taking year-to-date growth to just under 2.7 percent, as traffic declines at Hong Kong slowed to their lowest level in two years.
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The ports handled 114.5 million TEUs so far in 2016, up from 111.6 million in the first three quarters of 2015."
