Ripples advisory, China May exports rise 8.7 percent, imports up 14.8 percent, beat forecasts

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China's May exports rose 8.7 percent from a year earlier, while imports expanded 14.8 percent, both beating analysts' expectations, official data showed on Thursday.

That left the country with a trade surplus of $40.81 billion for the month, the General Administration of Customs said.

Analysts polled by Reuters had expected May shipments from the world's largest exporter to have risen 7.0 percent, easing slightly from 8.0 percent growth in April.

Imports were expected to have climbed 8.5 percent, after rising 11.9 percent in April.