China's trade surplus soared 73 percent in May from a year earlier to US$22.45 billion, Xinhua reported, citing data from the customs bureau.
4 q: M9 n/ l+ ]7 n% [9 ? That's more than the US$19.5 billion median estimate of 18 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. The surplus would bring the gap for the first five months to US$85.76 billion, an 84 percent increase on a year earlier.
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Trade surplus to exceed US$250b in 2007) |9 m4 B0 e$ p9 L% O/ n
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$4.3b deal to narrow trade gap
. a' ?+ z0 e: [' y9 a- k9 F% N The Chinese government last month said it will boost imports to narrow a trade surplus with the U.S. that last year reached US$232.5 billion. The Ministry of Finance raised export taxes on 142 products and cut tariffs on 209 types of imports from June 1.
* B% s# z8 {, [; `4 Z The World Bank last month raised its estimate for China's growth this year to 10.4 percent from 9.6 percent because of improved prospects for exports to Europe and developing countries.
: ~! E, k. E7 d1 G E4 j China's economy, the world's fourth largest, expanded 11.1 percent in the first quarter.
/ W! z& H) { x. S% q The trade surplus may swell to US$250 billion-US$300 billion in 2007 from a record US$177.5 billion last year, according to a forecast by the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planner.8 z1 A0 y y0 ^! @5 c
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customs bureau海关
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boost vt.推进
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swell vi.膨胀，增加 |
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