China's exports logged a double-digit growth in May as operations resumed in the Shanghai port after coronavirus-linked lockdowns, official data showed on Thursday.
Exports advanced 16.9 percent from a year ago, following a 3.9 percent rise in April, the General Administration of Customs said. The pace of growth far exceeded the 8.0 percent expansion forecast by economists.
At the same time, imports grew 4.1 percent annually after remaining flat in the previous month. Economists had forecast an annual increase of 2.0 percent.
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by Renju Jaya
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