China Export Machine Delivers Again in Prop for Growth: Economy

China’s export machine remained a prop for the world’s second-biggest economy as overseas shipments climbed more than economists estimated last month.

Exports rose 9.7 percent in December from a year earlier, exceeding the 6 percent median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey. Imports fell 2.4 percent, compared with projections for a 6.2 percent decline, leaving a trade surplus of $49.61 billion, the customs administration said in Beijing.