{"id":63569,"date":"2026-10-26T22:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/business-daily-if-chinas-exports-are-booming-why-are-consumers-struggling\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T22:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:45:45","slug":"business-daily-if-chinas-exports-are-booming-why-are-consumers-struggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/business-daily-if-chinas-exports-are-booming-why-are-consumers-struggling\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Daily &#8211; If China&#8217;s exports are booming, why are consumers struggling?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">Available for over a year<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-whitespace-pre-line sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">China&#8217;s booming export figures, driven in part by demand for AI-related products, suggest a high-tech economy that&#8217;s thriving. Yet many consumers at home continue to face economic pressures. Ed Butler asks whether there&#8217;s a link between weakness at home and strength abroad, and what China&#8217;s export surge could mean for other countries and trading partners.<\/p>\n<p>Presenter\/producer: Ed Butler<\/p>\n<p>You can email us: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>(Picture: Security guards walk past containers at a port in Shanghai, China. Credit: REUTERS\/Aly Song)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/w3ct8ggp\" aria-label=\"Programme Website of If China's exports are booming, why are consumers struggling?\" data-testid=\"programme-website-link\" class=\"sw-group sw-inline-flex sw-items-center sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-text-brevier\">Programme Website<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-transition sw-ease sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-ml-2 sw-ml-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M21.9,16.9v11.5H3.7V10.2h11.1V7.6H1V31h23.6V16.9H21.9z M18,1v2.6h10.2l-0.5-1.1L11,19l1.9,1.9L29.6,4.3l-1.2-0.5V14H31V1 H18z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><button class=\"sw-group sw-text-pica sw-block sw-w-fit sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-mr-0.5\">Show less<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"0.75rem\" height=\"0.75rem\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-ml-1 sw-mt-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M0 18L16 0l16 18z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/w3ct8ggp?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available for over a year China&#8217;s booming export figures, driven in part by demand for AI-related products, suggest a high-tech economy that&#8217;s thriving. Yet many consumers at home continue to face economic pressures. 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