China Dec. Exports Trail Estimates as Import Gains Accelerate

China’s export growth trailed estimates in December while import gains beat projections, government data showed today.

Overseas shipments rose 4.3 percent from a year earlier, the General Administration of Customs said today in Beijing. That compares with the median estimate for 5 percent growth from 39 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Imports increased 8.3 percent, leaving a narrower-than-projected trade surplus of $25.64 billion.