China Aug exports up 24.5pc, trade surplus $17.8bn

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Published September 10, 2011 Updated September 10, 2011 04:05am

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Imports grew 30.2 percent in August over a year earlier. That left the country with a trade surplus of $ 17.8 billion in August, compared with $31.5 billion in July.

The median forecast of economists polled by Reuters was for exports to rise 21.6 percent and imports to grow 21.5 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of $25.1 billion.

Export and import growth (yr/yr % change):

Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec Exp 24.5 20.4 17.9 19.4 29.9 35.8 2.4 37.7 17.9 Imp 30.2 22.9 19.3 28.4 21.8 27.3 19.4 51.0 25.6.

Rolling 12-month surplus, in billions of dollars:

Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Bal 182.7 184.9 173.4 171.1 177.5 167.8 160.5 175.4.

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