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China exports rise 4.7% to $211.66 bn in Nov
December 8, 2014, 5:48 am

 A woman works at a textile factory in Tai'an City, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 18, 2014 [Xinhua]

A woman works at a textile factory in Tai’an City, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 18, 2014 [Xinhua]

China’s exports rose 4.7 per cent year on year to $211.66 billion in November, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Monday.

The growth rate for November decelerated compared to October’s 11.6 per cent and 15.3 per cent in September, according to the GAC.

Imports stood at $157.19 billion, down 6.7 per cent.

Total exports and imports in November amounted to $368.85 billion, down 0.5 per cent year on year.

In the first eleven months of the year, China’s imports and exports hit $3.9 trillion, up 3.4 per cent, also recording a trade surplus of $332.5 billion during the January-November period, up 42.2 per cent year on year.

“Imports and exports in the first eleven months have both recorded steady growth,” the GAC said in a press release.

Chinese leaders have said they favour an economic strategy making a gradual transition from a growth model heavily reliant on exports and public investment to one driven much more by domestic consumption and private investment.

 

Source: Agencies