Economic calendar in Asia Friday, 7 June 2024 – trade data from China for May

The data from China is the focus. That 0300 GMT (2300 US Eastern time) is best viewed as an approximate time.

• exports are expected to show solid growth again this month, surpassing April’s +1.5% – demand is seen improving gloablly
• on the imports side, these are expected to show growth, although at a slower pace than in April. The drag from the heavily indebted property sector continues to weigh on demand within China

This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.

The times in the left-most column are GMT.

The numbers in the right-most column are the ‘prior’ (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.