China Exports, Imports Down in May
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BEIJING -- China's exports fell 2.5% in May from a year earlier in dollar terms, after a drop of 6.4% in April, data from the General Administration of Customs showed Monday.
The May figure was better than the median forecast of a 5.0% decrease by 13 economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal .
Imports in May fell 17.6% from a year earlier, compared with a 16.2% drop in April, and was also worse than the poll's median forecast of an 11.0% decrease.
China's trade surplus widened in May to $59.49 billion from $34.1 billion in April, exceeding the median forecast of a $45.1 billion surplus.
In yuan terms, China's exports fell 2.8% in May from a year earlier, after a drop of 6.2% in April. Imports in May were down 18.1% from a year earlier, compared with a 16.1% decrease in April.
--Write to Grace Zhu at Grace.Zhu@wsj.com
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