Growth in China exports

Upside surprise: March exports rose a blistering 11.5 from a year earlier, customs data showed yesterday, the first increase since June and the largest percentage rise since February 2015. – AFP

BEIJING: China’s exports in March returned to growth for the first time in nine months, adding to further signs of stabilisation in the world’s second-largest economy that cheered regional investors.

March exports rose a blistering 11.5% from a year earlier, customs data showed yesterday, the first increase since June and the largest percentage rise since February 2015.