Chinas economy accelerates on robust exports as domestic weakness persists
HONG KONG (AP) — China on Monday said its economy grew 4. 5% for the July-September quarter from a year ago fueled by robust exports, moving closer to meeting its official annual growth target as the year nears its end and at a time when its trading partners felt an increased urgency in balancing their trade deficits with the country. The better-than-expected official data accelerated from the 4. 3% year-on-year growth recorded in the April-June quarter, which was the slowest expansion in a...
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