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China's August exports up 5.9 pct, imports up 10.8 pct

Xinhua, September 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's exports in yuan-denominated terms rose 5.9 percent year on year in August, while imports increased 10.8 percent, customs data showed on Thursday.

That led to a monthly trade surplus of 346 billion yuan (51.9 billion U.S. dollars), down 5.1 percent from one year earlier, according to figures from the General Administration of Customs. Endi