The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade reported its global trade-friction index at 101 in July 2026, remaining at a high level. The value of trade-restrictive measures fell 18.7% YoY and 2.2% MoM, reflecting a base effect from int

2026-09-29

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade reported its global trade-friction index at 101 in July 2026, remaining at a high level. The value of trade-restrictive measures fell 18.7% YoY and 2.2% MoM, reflecting a base effect from intensive tariff measures by the US, EU and India a year earlier. Global trade remedy investigations dropped to 17 in July from 68 in June.