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.
$ X( o5 D' G* }6 L4 l. z 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. f) k8 u- _; s) _
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The Chinese government last month said it will boost imports to narrow a trade surplus with the U.S. that last year reached US$232.5 billion. The Ministry of Finance raised export taxes on 142 products and cut tariffs on 209 types of imports from June 1.$ y+ x& [, m- r
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.
" i0 s1 m) \" M1 f( Z China's economy, the world's fourth largest, expanded 11.1 percent in the first quarter.1 j" V0 |" ^4 T( B& \2 T0 `+ i0 E
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.
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