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BEIJING — China’s exports unexpectedly ticked higher in November, while imports fell slightly from a year ago, according to customs agency data released Thursday.
Exports in U.S. dollar terms rose by 0.5% from a year ago, contrary to expectations for a 1.1% decline, according to analysts polled by Reuters.
Imports fell in U.S. dollar terms by 0.6%, missing the Reuters’ forecast for a 3.3% increase from a year ago.
The muted change in trade did little to offset an overall decline by about 5% to 6% for China’s exports and imports for the first 11 months of 2023.
In October, China’s imports unexpectedly rose from a year ago in U.S. dollar terms, according to customs data released last week. In contrast, exports fell by a greater-than-expected 6.4% during that time, the data showed.
Demand for Chinese goods has fallen this year as global growth slows.
A monthly Caixin survey of manufacturers, known as the purchasing managers index, rose to a three-month high in November of 50.7.
However, Caixin Insight Group senior economist Wang Zhe said in a report that “overseas demand remained sluggish, with the measure for new export orders staying in contraction for the fifth straight month.”
China’s National Bureau of Statistics said its manufacturing purchasing managers’ index unexpectedly ticked lower to 49.4 in November from 49.5 in October.
— CNBC’s Clement Tan contributed to this report.
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