China’s export growth slowed to its lowest level in five months as market watchers monitor the global economic fallout from the seven-week-old war in Iran.
Exports rose 2.5 percent year over year to $321.03 billion, customs data released on April 14 showed. This is sharply down from the February spike of almost 40 percent.
Last month’s reading fell short of the consensus estimate of 8.3 percent and represented the weakest reading since October 2025.
But while a slowdown could relate to the war’s impact on global trade, it could also reflect seasonal factors from the Lunar New Year holiday and a high base effect from the 2025 tariff-driven acceleration….
Chinese Export Growth Slows Sharply as Trade Surplus Shrinks
