BEIJING, Oct 14 (Reuters) – China’s exports in September soared 36.3% from a year earlier in US dollar terms, far outpacing forecasts, while imports grew 31%, customs data showed on Wednesday.
A Reuters poll of economists forecast that exports rose 25.5% year-on-year, versus growth of 25% in August.
Import growth was estimated to have slowed to 24.5% from 28.2% the previous month.
(Reporting by Yukun Zhang, Ellen Zhang and Liz Lee; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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