China's trade surplus in March by 41.2 percent year-on-year improvement in apparent

Published: 16 May 2009 03:01:58

It was released on the 10th the General Administration of Customs show that China's March trade surplus of the month 18.56 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 41.2%, foreign trade began to clear signs of improvement.

According to customs statistics, in March this year, China's import and export value of 162.02 billion U.S. dollars, up 20.9 percent decline; 90.29 billion U.S. dollars, including exports, dropped 17.1 percent year-on-year; imports 71.73 billion U.S. dollars, up 25.1 percent decline; month trade surplus of 18.56 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 41.2%.

Data show that imports and exports narrowed significantly year-on-year decline, the Central than the performance increase. Look the same period last year, in March, the import and export value of China's foreign trade, exports and imports fell 20.9%, 17.1% and 25.1% decrease over the same period last year the first two months of this year fell 6.3 respectively, 4 and 9.1 percentage points .

Working days at an average level of comparable diameter ring than the target calculation, total imports and exports in March, Central, 23.8% more than growth; of which 32.8% export growth, import growth of 14%. These indicators show that China's foreign trade in March began to clear signs of improvement .