China's July exports up 2.9 pct, imports down 5.7 pct

China's exports in yuan-denominated terms rose 2.9 percent year on year in July, while imports fell 5.7 percent, customs data showed on Monday.

That led to a monthly trade surplus of 342.8 billion yuan (51.5 billion U.S. dollars), up 34 percent from one year earlier, according to figures from the General Administration of Customs. Endi