BEIJING, July 10: China’s exports fell 3.1 percent in June from a year earlier, the first decline since January 2012, while imports dropped 0.7 percent, leaving the country with a trade surplus of $27.1 billion for the month, the Customs Administration said on Wednesday.
That compared with market expectations of a 4.0 percent rise in exports, an 8.0 percent increase in imports and a trade surplus of $27.0 billion.
Export and import growth. (AGENCIES)
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