China Nov. exports up 34.9% as imports rise 37.7%

China's exports rose 34.9 percent year on year in November to 153.33 billion U.S. dollars while imports jumped 37.7 percent to 130.43 billion U.S. dollars, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Friday.

The country's trade surplus fell to 22.89 billion U.S. dollars last month from 27.1 billion U.S. dollars in October.

The October surplus was the second highest of the year after July's 28.73 billion U.S. dollars one.

Exports and imports totaled 283.76 billion U.S. dollars last month - a new record high - compared with 273.09 billion U.S. dollars in September, the GAC said in a statement on its website.

China's foreign trade totaled 2.68 trillion U.S. dollars in the first 11 months of the year, up 36.3 percent year on year, the GAC said.
(Source:xinhua)