China Sept imports blow past forecasts, exports quicken too
China's foreign trade will likely grow at a double-digit pace this year if current conditions continue
Beijing
CHINA'S imports and exports grew at a faster pace in September than in the previous month, suggesting that the world's second-biggest economy is still expanding at a healthy clip despite widespread forecasts of an eventual slowdown.
Imports in dollar-denominated terms grew 18.7 per cent in September from a year earlier, beating analysts' forecasts for a 13.5 per cent expansion and accelerating from 13.3 per cent in August, customs data showed on Friday.
The gain was stronger than the most optimistic…
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