China Jan-Feb exports rise 16.3% y/y; imports up 15.5%
BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) - China's exports rose 16.3% in the January-February period year-on-year, while imports increased 15.5%, customs data showed on Monday.
Analysts in a Reuters poll had expected exports to rise 15.0% in the first two months of the year after a 20.9% gain in December.
Imports were expected to have risen 16.5% after increasing 19.5% in December.
China posted a trade surplus of $115.95 billion in the same period, versus a forecast for a $99.50 billion surplus in the poll. The country reported a $94.46 billion surplus in December. (Reporting by Stella Qiu, Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo; Editing by Sam Holmes)
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