International Merchandise Trade (Jan.)

Despite the modest rise in the monthly trade deficit to $0.7bn in January, from $0.6bn, the big 3.6% m/m surge in export volumes is good news. The balance of risks to our forecast that first-quarter GDP growth will be 1.0% annualised now lie on the upside.

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