Written by Nadejda Kresnichka-Nikolchova and Giulio Sabbati (both EPRS),
In cooperation with Olga Griaznova (from GlobalStat | EUI),
Updated on 3.12.2019
China’s economy is slowing from past two-digit growth rates to a ‘new normal’ growth rate of ‘only’ 6.5% on average under the current five-year plan (2016-2020). To what extent does this slowdown affect China’s public finances and other macroeconomic indicators? How has EU trade with China developed during the last decade? How important is the EU for China in terms of trade? And what about China’s trade relevance for the EU? Has the huge trade imbalance in goods trade between China and the EU narrowed in recent years? How intensive is trade in services between the EU and China? What are the EU’s main export items to China? How does China’s export basket look like?
You can find the answers to these and other questions in our EPRS publication on China produced in collaboration with the European University Institute’s GlobalStat on the world’s main economies.
Download this infographic on ‘China: Economic indicators and trade with EU‘ in PDF.
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