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China Posts A Record-Shattering Trade Deficit For February

Mar 12, 2012, 5:43 AM Photo: flickr / www.guigo.eu

The big economic news over the weekend: China has posted a massive trade deficit for February.Via Nomura’s Zhiwei Zhang and Wendy Chen, here are some key numbers:

In light of the Chinese trade deficit, the Aussie trade deficit, and the Japanese trade deficit, you might be asking as some are: Who has the trade surplus? The answer, we’re guessing, is: The oil states.




