China’s exports contracted year-on-year in May for the first time in three months, with export volumes falling below their levels at the start of the year. And with the worst yet to come for many developed economies, we think exports will decline further before bottoming out later this year. In contrast, import volumes rose to their highest in 18 months, supporting our view that the reopening recovery remains on track.
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