BEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) – China’s exports grew 32.3% from a year earlier in April, official data showed on Friday, beating market expectations as the world’s second-largest economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The exports growth compared with a 24.1% growth tipped by a Reuters poll of economists. Imports rose 43.1% from a year earlier, compared with a 42.5% rise tipped by the Reuters poll.
China ran a trade surplus of $42.85 billion for the month, customs said, compared with a $28.1 billion surplus tipped by the Reuters poll. (Reporting by Stella Qiu and Kevin Yao; writing by Se Young Lee; Editing by Sam Holmes)
