March 2024 saw a significant decrease in China’s exports, plummeting by 7.5% compared to the previous year, after four months of consistent growth. This decline sharply deviated from the modest 2.3% reduction forecasted by economists and starkly contrasted with the 7.1% increase recorded in the initial two months of the year. Data highlights a substantial […]
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