English to Italian Bus/Financial Economics

In the months January through
November 2009, however, China increased monthly production drastically from 112,000 tons to 248,000 tons.
As a result, we no longer expect any further Chinese imports in the coming months.
On the contrary: China will again appear in the market as a slight net exporter!

Esiste una dicitura specifica per questa espressione? Non l'ho mai incontrata con l'aggettivo "slight"

Grazie!