\nMarch exports from China rose 24.3% to $112.11 billion, while imports jumped 66% to $119.35 billion, resulting in a $7.24 billion deficit, the state news agency Xinhua reported on its Web site.<\/p>\n
A poll of 13 economists conducted by Dow Jones Newswires had estimated a March trade deficit of $280 million. The monthly trade deficit marks China’s first in nearly six years; the country reported an April deficit in 2004.<\/p>\n
By comparison, China had a trade surplus of $14.2 billion in January of this year and of $7.6 billion in February, down from a high of $42.1 billion in January 2009. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Market Watch has the latest trade numbers from China: March exports from China rose 24.3% to $112.11 billion, while imports jumped 66% to $119.35 billion, resulting in a $7.24 billion deficit, the state news agency Xinhua reported on its Web site. A poll of 13 economists conducted by Dow Jones Newswires had estimated a March […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[116,2],"tags":[142,2761],"class_list":["post-57315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","category-economy","tag-trade","tag-trade-deficit","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
China Swings to $7.24 bln Trade Deficit<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n