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Italy's cabinet lowers 2024 growth forecast

STORY: Italy's cabinet lowers 2024 growth forecast SHOOTING TIME: April 10, 2024 DATELINE: April 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Rome STORYLINE: Italy's cabinet on Tuesday approved the Economic and Financial Document (DEF), lowering the economic forecast for 2024 to 1 percent from the 1.2 percent forecast last September. The DEF is the official paper that set Italy's economic and financial goals for the next three years. Growth estimates for 2025 were also lowered to 1.2 percent from 1.3 percent, and that for 2026 to 1.1 percent from 1.2 percent. The government's new growth forecast remained higher than predictions made earlier this year by the European Union (EU), which expected Italy to grow by 0.7 percent in 2024, and by 1.2 percent in 2025. The government confirmed a budget deficit target of 4.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024, 3.7 percent for 2025 and 3 percent for 2026. The DEF set the public debt t

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Japan's real wages shrink for 23rd straight month

STORY: Japan's real wages shrink for 23rd straight month SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo 2. various of supermarkets in Tokyo 3. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's average monthly wages in inflation-adjusted terms logged the 23rd straight month of decline in February as price increases continued to outpace nominal earnings growth, official data showed on Monday. Inflation-adjusted real wages, a barometer of consumer purchasing power, fell 1.3 percent from the same month last year, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Nominal monthly earnings, including base pay and overtime, rose 1.8 percent from a year ago to reach 282,265 yen (about 1,859.8 U.S. dollars). Regular pay including basic salary in February went up 2.0 percent year on year, while overtime pay, a gauge of business activity, went down 1.0 percent. Meanwhile, the consumer price index exclu

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BeiDou aids spring farming in Xinjiang

STORY: BeiDou aids spring farming in Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: March 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the field 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XINJIA, Farmer in Xinjiang 3. various of the seeders STORYLINE: It's spring farming time in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Local farmers use the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) to guide unmanned seeders to reduce the time and labor cost of farming. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XINJIA, Farmer in Xinjiang "I planted 20 mu (1.3 hectares) of wheat this year. I used traditional seeders in the past. It took a long time with low precision. This year, we have introduced BeiDou-guided seeders. It just took one hour to sow the seeds." Xinjiang has been keeping modernizing its farming process. According to the region's agricultural and rural affairs department, Xinjiang reached 100 percent mechanization in plowing and seeding, 80 percent in harvesting, and an overa

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Australian workers' productivity falls 3.7 percent

STORY: Australian workers' productivity falls 3.7 percent SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australian construction worker 2. various of Australian factory worker STORYLINE: The productivity of Australian workers fell sharply in 2022-23, a government report has found. The federal government's principal review and advisory body, the Productivity Commission, has published its annual productivity bulletin, revealing that labor productivity fell 3.7 percent in the 12 months to the end of June 2023. By comparison, the long-term average annual growth rate for Australian productivity was 1.3 percent. The report attributed the fall in the cited period to a record-high 6.9 percent increase in the number of hours worked by Australians in the same period. "We now have a clearer understanding of what's behind Australia's productivity slump. Sharp increases in working hours have seen productivity decline, bu

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EU economy enters 2024 on weaker footing than anticipated: forecast

STORY: EU economy enters 2024 on weaker footing than anticipated: forecast SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the European Commission Berlaymont building 2. various of the press conference STORYLINE: The European Commission's Winter Interim Forecast published on Thursday revised growth in both the European Union (EU) and the euro area down to 0.5 percent in 2023, from 0.6 percent projected in the Autumn Forecast in November. For 2024, the EU's economic growth is projected to reach 0.9 percent, down from the autumn projection of 1.3 percent. The eurozone's growth is revised down to 0.8 percent from the 1.2 percent predicted in autumn. "After a bruising 2023, the European economy has emerged a little weaker than expected, although the rebound should speed up gradually this year and into 2025," said Valdis Dombrovskis, executive vice president of the European Commission for an Economy that Works for People. "T

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-NINGBO-ZHOUSHAN PORT-CARGO-CONTAINER THROUGHPUT-GROWTH(CN)

(240124) -- NINGBO, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows a cargo ship docking at the Meishan port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province. The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province reported steady growth in its cargo and container throughput in 2023. According to statistics from the Zhejiang provincial port shipping management center, the port recorded more than 1.3 billion tonnes of cargo throughput in 2023, up 4.94 percent year on year. During the period, the port's container throughput totaled more than 35.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a year-on-year increase of 5.85 percent. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-NINGBO-ZHOUSHAN PORT-CARGO-CONTAINER THROUGHPUT-GROWTH(CN)

(240124) -- NINGBO, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows the Beilun port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province. The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province reported steady growth in its cargo and container throughput in 2023. According to statistics from the Zhejiang provincial port shipping management center, the port recorded more than 1.3 billion tonnes of cargo throughput in 2023, up 4.94 percent year on year. During the period, the port's container throughput totaled more than 35.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a year-on-year increase of 5.85 percent. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-NINGBO-ZHOUSHAN PORT-CARGO-CONTAINER THROUGHPUT-GROWTH(CN)

(240124) -- NINGBO, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cranes and trucks work at a container terminal at the Meishan port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 24, 2024. The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province reported steady growth in its cargo and container throughput in 2023. According to statistics from the Zhejiang provincial port shipping management center, the port recorded more than 1.3 billion tonnes of cargo throughput in 2023, up 4.94 percent year on year. During the period, the port's container throughput totaled more than 35.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a year-on-year increase of 5.85 percent. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-NINGBO-ZHOUSHAN PORT-CARGO-CONTAINER THROUGHPUT-GROWTH(CN)

(240124) -- NINGBO, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows cranes and sea-rail intermodal trains working at the Beilun port railway station of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province. The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province reported steady growth in its cargo and container throughput in 2023. According to statistics from the Zhejiang provincial port shipping management center, the port recorded more than 1.3 billion tonnes of cargo throughput in 2023, up 4.94 percent year on year. During the period, the port's container throughput totaled more than 35.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a year-on-year increase of 5.85 percent. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-NINGBO-ZHOUSHAN PORT-CARGO-CONTAINER THROUGHPUT-GROWTH(CN)

(240124) -- NINGBO, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024 shows a cargo ship docking at the Meishan port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province. The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province reported steady growth in its cargo and container throughput in 2023. According to statistics from the Zhejiang provincial port shipping management center, the port recorded more than 1.3 billion tonnes of cargo throughput in 2023, up 4.94 percent year on year. During the period, the port's container throughput totaled more than 35.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a year-on-year increase of 5.85 percent. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-NINGBO-ZHOUSHAN PORT-CARGO-CONTAINER THROUGHPUT-GROWTH(CN)

(240124) -- NINGBO, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cranes and trucks work at a container terminal at the Meishan port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 24, 2024. The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province reported steady growth in its cargo and container throughput in 2023. According to statistics from the Zhejiang provincial port shipping management center, the port recorded more than 1.3 billion tonnes of cargo throughput in 2023, up 4.94 percent year on year. During the period, the port's container throughput totaled more than 35.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a year-on-year increase of 5.85 percent. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-NINGBO-ZHOUSHAN PORT-CARGO-CONTAINER THROUGHPUT-GROWTH(CN)

(240124) -- NINGBO, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cranes and sea-rail intermodal trains work at the Beilun port railway station of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 24, 2024. The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province reported steady growth in its cargo and container throughput in 2023. According to statistics from the Zhejiang provincial port shipping management center, the port recorded more than 1.3 billion tonnes of cargo throughput in 2023, up 4.94 percent year on year. During the period, the port's container throughput totaled more than 35.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a year-on-year increase of 5.85 percent. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJIANG-NINGBO-ZHOUSHAN PORT-CARGO-CONTAINER THROUGHPUT-GROWTH(CN)

(240124) -- NINGBO, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the control center at the Meishan port area of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 24, 2024. The Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province reported steady growth in its cargo and container throughput in 2023. According to statistics from the Zhejiang provincial port shipping management center, the port recorded more than 1.3 billion tonnes of cargo throughput in 2023, up 4.94 percent year on year. During the period, the port's container throughput totaled more than 35.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a year-on-year increase of 5.85 percent. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231212) -- BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests at a wheat field at Yantang Village of Kaiyang County in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 31, 2023. China's grain output rose 1.3 percent year on year to a record high of 695.41 million tonnes in 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. This is the ninth consecutive year for China to register a grain harvest of over 650 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GRAIN OUTPUT-RECORD HIGH (CN)

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests at a wheat field at Yantang Village of Kaiyang County in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 31, 2023. China's grain output rose 1.3 percent year on year to a record high of 695.41 million tonnes in 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. This is the ninth consecutive year for China to register a grain harvest of over 650 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GRAIN OUTPUT-RECORD HIGH (CN)

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer loads newly harvested paddy rice seeds in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 26, 2023. China's grain output rose 1.3 percent year on year to a record high of 695.41 million tonnes in 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. This is the ninth consecutive year for China to register a grain harvest of over 650 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GRAIN OUTPUT-RECORD HIGH (CN)

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023 shows newly harvested corns at Dongsheng Village of Zhaodong City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. China's grain output rose 1.3 percent year on year to a record high of 695.41 million tonnes in 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. This is the ninth consecutive year for China to register a grain harvest of over 650 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-GRAIN OUTPUT-RECORD HIGH (CN)

(231211) -- BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows fields in Shangzhi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. China's grain output rose 1.3 percent year on year to a record high of 695.41 million tonnes in 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. This is the ninth consecutive year for China to register a grain harvest of over 650 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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BRI to help Bangladesh's real GDP growth by at least 2.1 pct: report

STORY: BRI to help Bangladesh's real GDP growth by at least 2.1 pct: report DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Report Launch STORYLINE: A recent report estimated that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will help Bangladesh's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth by at least 2.1 percent, generate an additional 2.5 percent to 5.1 percent of employment, and decrease extreme poverty by 1.3 percent. The report, titled "The Belt and Road in Bangladesh Achievements and Way Forward," was published here on Thursday by the Chinese embassy in Bangladesh. It said that the BRI activities in Bangladesh primarily encompass three areas: infrastructure development, energy and power collaboration, and social and cultural exchange. Taking the examples of the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, and the Expansion and Strengthening of Power System Network, the report said est

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The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, Sept 7, 2023. On September 7, 2023, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first eight months of 2023, the total value of China's import and export was 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year. Of this total, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%; Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. Trade surplus increased by 7.3% to 3.86 trillion yuan.

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The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, Sept 7, 2023. On September 7, 2023, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first eight months of 2023, the total value of China's import and export was 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year. Of this total, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%; Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. Trade surplus increased by 7.3% to 3.86 trillion yuan.

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The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, Sept 7, 2023. On September 7, 2023, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first eight months of 2023, the total value of China's import and export was 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year. Of this total, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%; Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. Trade surplus increased by 7.3% to 3.86 trillion yuan.

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The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, Sept 7, 2023. On September 7, 2023, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first eight months of 2023, the total value of China's import and export was 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year. Of this total, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%; Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. Trade surplus increased by 7.3% to 3.86 trillion yuan.

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The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, Sept 7, 2023. On September 7, 2023, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first eight months of 2023, the total value of China's import and export was 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year. Of this total, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%; Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. Trade surplus increased by 7.3% to 3.86 trillion yuan.

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The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, Sept 7, 2023. On September 7, 2023, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first eight months of 2023, the total value of China's import and export was 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year. Of this total, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%; Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. Trade surplus increased by 7.3% to 3.86 trillion yuan.

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The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, Sept 7, 2023. On September 7, 2023, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first eight months of 2023, the total value of China's import and export was 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year. Of this total, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%; Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. Trade surplus increased by 7.3% to 3.86 trillion yuan.

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The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, Sept 7, 2023. On September 7, 2023, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first eight months of 2023, the total value of China's import and export was 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year. Of this total, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%; Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. Trade surplus increased by 7.3% to 3.86 trillion yuan.

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The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - The International Container Terminal of Yantai Port, Shandong Province, China, Sept 7, 2023. On September 7, 2023, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first eight months of 2023, the total value of China's import and export was 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year. Of this total, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%; Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. Trade surplus increased by 7.3% to 3.86 trillion yuan.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - Cargo ships prepare to dock for loading and unloading at the container terminal of Lianyungang Port in east China's Jiangsu province, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - Cargo ships prepare to dock for loading and unloading at the container terminal of Lianyungang Port in east China's Jiangsu province, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A large number of vehicles are ready for shipment at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, September 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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China Total Import And Export Value of Foreign Trade

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 7,2023 - A general view of containers loading and unloading at the container terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, Sept 7, 2023. China's imports and exports in the first eight months of 2023 totaled 27.08 trillion yuan, down slightly by 0.1% year-on-year, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Monday. Among them, exports reached 15.47 trillion yuan, up by 0.8%. Imports were 11.61 trillion yuan, down 1.3 percent. In August, China's imports and exports reached 3.59 trillion yuan, up 3.9 percent from the previous month.

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Egypt's unemployment rate drops to 7 pct in Q2

STORY: Egypt's unemployment rate drops to 7 pct in Q2 DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) of Egypt 2. various of shops and restaurants 3. various of the Central Bank of Egypt STORYLINE: Egypt's unemployment rate fell slightly by 0.1 percent to 7 percent in the second quarter of this year, according to a report released by the country's statistics agency CAPMAS on Tuesday. More than two million Egyptians were without a job, including 1.2 million men and 941,000 women, the data revealed, adding that 61.8 percent of the unemployed Egyptians were between 15 and 29 years old. Meanwhile, the workforce in Egypt that covers the employed, unemployed who are capable to work, and those desiring to find jobs raised by 1.3 percent in the second quarter, compared to the same period a year earlier, said the report. Egypt's annual inflation rate rose to an all-time high of 38.2 percent in Ju

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U.S. retail sales rise 0.7 pct in July

STORY: U.S. retail sales rise 0.7 pct in July DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in the U.S. 2. various of convenience stores 3. various of a food truck STORYLINE: U.S. retail sales beat expectations in July, rising 0.7 percent from the previous month, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday. Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were 696.4 billion U.S. dollars, up 3.2 percent year over year. The figures were pushed up from June by a 1.9 percent increase in purchases at online retailers, as well as a 1.5 percent rise in sporting goods. July also saw a 1.4-percent rise in food services and places where people drink. But at the same time, sales in appliance and electronics stores dropped 1.3 percent. Furniture sales slipped 1.8 percent. Retail trade

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U.S.-ECONOMY-GDP-GROWTH

(230630) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers check out in a supermarket in Foster City, the United States, June 29, 2023. The growth rate of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was revised up notably to 2 percent in the first quarter, up from the previous estimate of 1.3 percent, according to data issued by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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U.S.-ECONOMY-GDP-GROWTH

(230630) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman shops at a supermarket in Foster City, the United States, June 29, 2023. The growth rate of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was revised up notably to 2 percent in the first quarter, up from the previous estimate of 1.3 percent, according to data issued by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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U.S.-ECONOMY-GDP-GROWTH

(230630) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers check out in a supermarket in Foster City, the United States, June 29, 2023. The growth rate of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was revised up notably to 2 percent in the first quarter, up from the previous estimate of 1.3 percent, according to data issued by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)