Chinese Exports Rise 6.6 Percent in July
20/08/2001
Chinese exports rose 6.6% in July, but the global economic slowdown continues to cast a shadow over China's export sector, according to the state news agency, Xinhua.
The figures were produced by China's General Administration of Customs, and represent a significant improvement on the data for June when there was a 0.6% decline in goods sold abroad.
Exports for the first seven months of the year were $147.5 billion, up 8.4% compared with the year-before period. Imports recorded an even greater rise, up 13% to $137.4 billion, resulting in a reduction in China's trade surplus for the period to just over $1 billion.
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