{"id":6305,"date":"2019-01-14T09:13:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T09:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/chinas-exports-saw-biggest-fall-for-two-years-in-december\/"},"modified":"2019-01-14T09:13:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T09:13:38","slug":"chinas-exports-saw-biggest-fall-for-two-years-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/chinas-exports-saw-biggest-fall-for-two-years-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"China’s exports saw biggest fall for two years in December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chinese exports saw the steepest fall for two years in December, according to the latest trade figures.<\/p>\n

Exports from China fell 4.4% last month compared with the year before, while imports fell 7.6%.<\/p>\n

The figures indicate a further weakening in the strength of the world’s second biggest economy and sent Asian stock markets lower on Monday.<\/p>\n

Other data released on Monday showed the country’s trade surplus with the US reached a record high in 2018.<\/p>\n

The gap between what it exports to and imports from the US rose by 17.2% to $323.32bn (\u00a3252bn) last year. <\/p>\n

China’s success in selling its products overseas has particularly irked US President Donald Trump, who has initiated a trade war with China to try to hold back exports.<\/p>\n

This prompted companies to push through exports to try to beat the introduction of tariffs, so called “front loading”.<\/p>\n

After almost a year of tariffs being introduced on a growing list of Chinese products – with China reacting in kind – the two leading nations began talks last week<\/a> designed to end the conflict.<\/p>\n