China\u2019s imports rose 28.2% year on year in August, undershooting market expectations of 30%. The outturn implies a softer-than-anticipated pace of inbound demand for foreign goods during the month.<\/p>\n
The data point leaves a 1.8 percentage-point gap versus the consensus forecast.<\/p>\n
On a year-on-year basis, the headline figure still indicates rapid expansion in import volumes and values, but at a slightly slower rate than projected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n