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China Trade Balance (USD)

Latest Release

May 09, 2025

Actual

96.18B

Forecast

97.00B

102.64B

The Trade Balance measures the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services over the reported period. A positive number indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported (a trade surplus). A negative number indicates that fewer goods and services were exported than imported (a trade deficit).

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the CNY, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the CNY.

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Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jun 09, 2025 (May)	17:46			96.18B
May 09, 2025 (Apr)	05:00	96.18B	97.00B	102.64B
Apr 14, 2025 (Mar)	05:00	102.64B	74.30B	170.52B
Mar 07, 2025 (Feb)	05:20	170.52B	147.50B	104.84B
Jan 13, 2025 (Dec)	05:02	104.84B	100.00B	97.44B
Dec 10, 2024 (Nov)	05:10	97.44B	94.00B	95.27B

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