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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O’Carroll

China’s monthly car ‌exports top 1m for first time as overall trade soars

China-made cars to be shipped aboard at Taicang Port in Suzhou
China-made cars to be shipped aboard at Taicang Port in Suzhou. Overseas sales of brands ranging from BYD to Jaecoo are booming. Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

China’s monthly car ‌exports topped 1m for the first time in June as overall overseas shipments from the world’s second biggest economy rose 27%.

Official Chinese customs data showed that a stronger-than-expected trade performance kept China on track to match or beat last year’s record trade surplus of $1tn (£748bn), achieved despite Donald Trump’s curtailed tariff war.

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