China’s exports contracted year-on-year in December by the most since the Wuhan lockdown in early 2020. Imports held up slightly better but are still depressed. Inbound shipments should start to rebound soon, helped by the shift toward living with COVID and policy support to developers. But with growth outside of China still slowing, exports may continue to contract until the middle of the year.
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