Imports in January were down 14.4% year-on-year last month, versus a growth of 1.8% expected and a fall of just 4% year-on-year in 2015, in yuan-denominated terms.
Exports were also a big miss, falling 6.6% year-on-year, versus growth of 3.6% expected.
The weakness in the export side of the ledger suggests global growth, where the demand for China’s exports come from, may be weaker than currently thought .... http://www.businessinsider.com
