China trade: ‘sharp decline’ in exports as growth slows to lowest in 2 years as zero-Covid dents outlook

• Exports grew by 3.9 per cent in April compared with a year earlier, down from 14.7 per cent growth in March, while imports remained flat
• China’s imports from Russia soared by 56.6 per cent from a year earlier to a record US$8.8 billion in April, although exports fell by 25.9 per cent to US$3.8 billion