China's export growth slowed to a three-month low in May as U.S. tariffs slammed shipments, while factory-gate deflation deepened to its worst level in two years, heaping pressure on the world's second-largest economy on both the domestic and external fronts.

Chinese exports grew slower than expected in May, according to official data Monday, as shipments to the United States tumbled amid global trade turmoil triggered by Donald Trump's tariff blitz.

BEIJING] Chinese exports rose less than expected last month as the worst drop in shipments to the US in more than five years counteracted strong demand from other markets. Read more at The Business Times.