BEIJING: China's exports grew 20.4 percent in July from a year earlier, accelerating from 17.9 percent in June, the customs administration said on Wednesday.
Imports increased by 22.9 percent in last month over a year earlier, the General Administration of Customs said.
That left the country with a trade surplus of $31.5 billion in July, compared with $22.3 billion in June.
The median forecast of economists polled by Reuters was for exports to rise 17.4 percent and imports to grow 22.3
percent, resulting in a trade surplus of $27.5 billion.
Export and import growt:
Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Nov Exp 20.4 17.9 19.4 29.9 35.8 2.4 37.7 17.9 34.9 Imp 22.9 19.3 28.4 21.8 27.3 19.4 51.0 25.6 37.7
Rolling 12-month surplus, in billions of dollars:
Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Bal 184.9 173.4 171.1 177.5 167.8 160.5 175.4 183.1.
Copyright Reuters, 2011
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