Twelve-month change in China's exports of goods in US dollars, published every month by the General Administration of Customs (preliminary figures). It is the most watched foreign-trade figure in the world, at the heart of trade tensions. January and February are often published together: the February point then covers both months.· Exports of goods in US dollars, change over twelve months (preliminary customs figures)· Lunar New Year timing moves January and February figures from one year to the next