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China's exports jump 23%
November 10, 2010 - 1:40PM
China's exports rose 22.9 per cent in October from a year earlier, and imports increased by 25.3 per cent, the official Xinhua News Agency said today.

That left the country with a trade surplus of $US27.1 billion, compared with a surplus of $US16.9 billion in September.

The agency did not give further details.

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The median forecast of economists polled by Reuters last week was for exports to rise 23.5 per cent and imports to grow 28.5 per cent, resulting in a trade surplus of $US25 billion.

Reuters