China's export engine stutters as Iran war chills global demand - Reuters
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"The impact of the Iran conflict hasn’t fully shown up in March data yet, but it can act as a trigger."
— Chris Liu , Academic
"For the overall industry, the overseas market’s sales volume growth is more than enough to offset domestic decline on a full-year basis."
— Paul Gong , Executive
"Export growth to major destinations slowed across the board."
— Zhiwei Zhang , Academic
"Chinese goods will be 'even more competitive' as the energy shock 'pushes up the price in most of the countries' more than in China."
— Chen Bo , Academic
"Still, Chinese producers may yet gain ground as buyers seek cheaper options."
— Fred Neumann , Academic
"This explains the decline across the low-value added sectors, textiles, garments, bags, toys, furniture, as they are reliant on migrant workers."
— Xu Tianchen , Academic
"Export growth to major destinations slowed across the board."
— Zhang Zhiwei , Executive
"Chinese goods will be 'even more competitive' as the energy shock 'pushes up the price in most of the countries' more than in China."
— Chen Bo , Academic
"China could stand to benefit from taking the decision in the early 2000s to stockpile commodities."
— Fred Neumann , Academic
"The figures were further muddied by the seasonal effects of a late Chinese New Year national holiday."
— Xu Tianchen , Academic
Key People
Senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore's East Asian Institute.
Chris Liu is a senior analyst at advisory group Omdia based in Shanghai.
Donald J. Trump is the former President of the United States.
Chief Asia economist at HSBC.
Paul Gong is the head of China autos research at UBS investment bank.
Xi Jinping is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China.
Senior economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management.
Chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management.
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China's passenger car exports surged by 82.4% in March, with new energy vehicles seeing over 140% growth, as automakers capitalize on global energy shocks from the Iran war.
China's exports grew 2.5% in March, a significant slowdown from the previous months, attributed to uncertainties from the Iran war affecting global demand and energy prices.
China's export growth slowed sharply in March due to the Middle East conflict, impacting energy and transportation costs and exposing risks in Beijing's manufacturing strategy.
China's export growth slowed in March as the Middle East conflict disrupted global growth, leaving China vulnerable due to its reliance on foreign demand to offset domestic consumption issues.
China's export growth slowed sharply in March due to the Middle East conflict, impacting energy and transportation costs and exposing risks in Beijing's manufacturing strategy.
China's export growth slowed sharply in March due to the Middle East conflict, impacting energy and transportation costs and exposing risks in Beijing's manufacturing strategy.
China's exports grew 2.5% in March, a significant slowdown from the previous months, attributed to uncertainties from the Iran war affecting global demand and energy prices.
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