Asia week ahead: Key data on China, Taiwan, India, Japan, Korea

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China is expected to show strong trade growth with export and import increases of 24.1% and 32.4% year-on-year, respectively, resulting in a significant trade surplus for August. Inflation is also expected to rebound moderately during this period, reflecting evolving economic conditions.

China: Strong trade growth and higher inflation China releases trade and inflation data. Trade has been very strong year-to-date, and we expect this to continue into August. We’re looking for export growth of 24.1% year-on-year and import growth of 32.4%, bringing the August trade surplus to $107.0bn. We’re also expecting CPI inflation to rebound moderately ...