The event to introduce enterprises in Shanghai and Japan and Japanese investment promotion institutions to visit Putuo was successfully held

In order to assess the developments in exports and imports consistently with real GDP, it is useful to look at those developments on a real-value basis, after excluding the effects of price fluctuations.

In September 2022, the Thai economic recovery remained on track. Service sectors improved from the previous month thanks to increases in foreign tourist figures. The value of merchandise exports also picked up after a notable reduction in the previous month. For domestic spending, the private consumption indicator remained generally stable, while the private investment indicator slightly declined in line with the lower manufacturing production. Meanwhile, public spending contracted due to lower spending of the central government from both the current and capital expenditures.

The Export-Import Bank of China (China EximBank), a state-owned policy bank, underwrote 4 billion yuan (about 557.9 million U.S. dollars) of special policys for energy supply.

Despite the headwinds from geopolitical tensions and softer overseas demand, policymakers and trade watchers have confidence that China's foreign trade will grow steadily in the long run, as the country takes further steps to ensure the operation of the global supply chains and accelerate the industrial upgrading pace of its export-oriented companies.

For the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), the HKTDC Export Index increased by 1.9 points to 32.8, an improvement on both the 30.9 recorded for 2Q22 and 1Q22’s figure of 24.7. This indicates that many Hong Kong exporters are gradually becoming more optimistic with regard to their short-term prospects.