China's trade surplus decreased slightly last month from a year ago amid declines in international trade growth triggered by the global economic slowdown.(China Daily Photo)Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, May. 13 -- China's trade surplus decreased slightly last month from a year ago amid declines in international trade growth triggered by the global economic slowdown.

    Monthly surplus reached 16.68 billion last month, down 1.14 percent year-on-year but up 24.5 percent from 13.4 billion U.S. dollars in March, the General Administration of Customs said yesterday.

    Exports in April rose 21.8 percent year-on-year to 118.71 billion U.S. dollars, while imports rose 26.3 percent to 102.03 billion U.S. dollars.

    The sharp decline in April's export growth after a 30.6 percen...

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