China’s April Export Growth Seen Cooling, Imports Staying Weak

China’s April Export Growth Seen Cooling, Imports Staying Weak
A truck transports a shipping container at Qingdao port in Shandong Province, China on Oct. 12, 2018. China Daily/via Reuters
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BEIJING—China is expected to report much slower export growth for April after a strong rebound in March, while imports likely shrank for a fifth straight month but at a milder pace, a Reuters poll showed.

If May 1 readings are in line with forecasts, they could reinforce views that the economy lost some growth momentum at the start of the second quarter, as suggested by softer factory activity gauges last week.