• China trade balance for August: Surplus of $28.61bn (vs. expected $20bn, prior was $17.82bn)
  • Exports y/y: +7.2% (vs. expected +5.5%, prior was 5.1%)
  • Imports y/y: +7.0% (vs. expected +11.4%, prior was 10.9%)
  • Exports to ASEAN nations up 30.8 percent in August
  • Exports to the U.S. up 6.1% ( up for July’s +5.3%)
  • Exports to the EU + 2.5%
  • Exports to Japan down for the seventh straight month.

Over the next two days we get: data releases for:

  • Industrial output
  • Inflation
  • Money supply

We get GDP for Q3 in October.