China´s exports increased 25.1 percent in September from a year earlier to $144.99 billion, but the pace of growth slowed from August´s 34.4-percent surge, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said on Oct 13.

The country´s imports rose 24.1 percent year-on-year to reach $128.11 billion last month, with the growth rate down 11.1 percentage points from that in August.

China´s trade surplus for the first nine months of the year totaled $120.6 billion, down 10.5 percent from the same period last year, the GAC said.

China´s trade surplus in September falls to $16.88 billion.

Source:Xinhua