In the first seven months of 2010, China’s trade surplus was $84 billion, down 21.2% from January-July 2009. This large, steady fall in the country’s trade surplus makes the Chinese government hesitant to allow the RMB to appreciate significantly, for fear of the lagged impact on the trade balance.
由于全球金融危机，中国2009年度的出口增长比前一年下降了34%。在2010年头七个月，中国的贸易顺差为840亿美元，相比去年同期下降了21.2%。这种大幅下降的局面令中国政府不敢让人民大幅升值，害怕可能对贸易平衡产生长远影响。