China March exports jump 11.5%

BEIJING: China’s exports surged 11.5 percent year-on-year in March to $160.8 billion, authorities said on Wednesday, in a positive sign for the world’s second-largest economy.

Imports fell for the 17th consecutive month, dropping 7.6 percent on-year to $131.0 billion, Customs said, while the trade surplus leaped to $29.9 billion, nearly 10 times the dollar figure for the same month last year.