China’s exports surge 36.3% y/y in September, imports up 31%

BEIJING, Oct 14 (Reuters) China s exports in ​September soared ‌36.3% from a year earlier in US ‌dollar ​terms, ⁠far outpacing ⁠forecasts, while imports grew 31%, customs data ​showed on Wednesday. A Reuters ⁠poll ⁠of economists ​forecast that exports ​rose 25.5% year-on-year, ‌versus growth of 25% in August. Import ⁠growth was estimated to have slowed ⁠to ‌24.5% from ⁠28.2% the ​previous ‌month. (Reporting by ​Yukun ⁠Zhang, Ellen Zhang and Liz Lee; Editing by Clarence ​Fernandez)