China Trade Surplus May Cap Biggest Quarter Since 2008
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China may report a $17.8 billion trade surplus for September that would cap the biggest quarterly excess since the financial crisis in 2008, adding fuel to U.S. calls for import protection.
The median estimate of 24 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News compares with an August surplus of $20 billion. That would take the third-quarter total to $66.5 billion, the largest since the fourth quarter of 2008. The data will be released tomorrow.