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Trade (May)

Export growth turned negative last month as lockdowns abroad weighted on global demand. And the ongoing domestic recovery failed to keep import growth from slipping further. A global recovery and further ramp up in stimulus should put a floor under growth in both imports and exports in H2, however.

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