China June imports down 6.7% to 890.67b yuan: govt
[BEIJING] China's imports fell 6.7 per cent year-on-year to 890.67 billion yuan (S$193.30 billion) in June from the same month last year, official customs data showed Monday.
Exports increased 2.1 per cent to 1.17 trillion yuan on-year, and the country's trade surplus expanded by 45.0 per cent to 284.2 billion yuan, the General Administration of Customs said.
China's total two-way trade for the first six months of the year fell 6.9 per cent to 11.53 trillion yuan, Customs added.
AFP
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