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China’s exports blow past forecasts, imports accelerate

Global Published 18 October 2026, 04:53 · archived 18 Oct 2026

BEIJING: China’s export growth topped forecasts in September, with robust overseas demand helping offset weak consumer spending and easing pressure on policymakers to deliver this year’s growth goal. Resilience in goods exports has for a second year defied pressure from Western countries seeking more balanced trade with China, keeping factories humming and shoring up economic growth against subdued domestic demand and investment. Exports in September soared 36.3 percent from a year earlier, outstripping August’s 25.0 percent rise and far exceeding expectations for 25.5 percent growth, customs ...

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