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China's trade surplus down 42.5% in H1 of 2010

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-10 13:49
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BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's trade surplus fell by 42.5 percent in the first six months this year from a year earlier to $55.3 billion, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said Saturday.

In the first half of 2010, exports rose 35.2 percent to $705.09 billion while imports were up 52.7 percent to $649.79 billion, the GAC said in a statement posted on its official website.