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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ China's record trade windfall cannot fix what the balance sheet is breaking

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ China's record trade windfall cannot fix what the balance sheet is breaking

China's May trade surplus hit $105bn on record exports of $376.78bn. The official manufacturing PMI held at 50.0, services contracted, and the yuan weakened for a second straight week. Trade and domestic demand are telling different stories.

Line chart showing China property developers operating revenue growth and sales proceeds trends from 2020 to 2025
China’s listed developers’ operating revenue growth remains deeply negative with sales proceeds contracting around 10-15% year-over-year, leaving the property sector under continued pressure as markets await July PMI prints. Source

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