Chinese official says trade fell again in June but decline less severe than May

BEIJING — China’s exports fell again in June, but the decline was less severe than in May, a deputy commerce minister said Thursday.

China’s May exports and imports plunge but analysts say economy improving

BEIJING — China’s trade plunged in May but analysts said the worst of the slump is past and the world’s third-largest economy is improving as investment rises sharply.

China suffers record export drop in May as global slump batters trade; imports also plunge

BEIJING — China’s exports fell by a record margin in May as the global slump battered trade, while imports also fell sharply, data showed Thursday.

China says May exports down 26.4 percent from a year earlier; imports down 25.2 percent

BEIJING — China’s exports plunged in May for a seventh month as the global downturn battered trade, while imports also dropped sharply, the government reported Thursday.

Mixed signals: China’s exports sink 22.6 percent but factory investment climbs 30.5 pct

SHANGHAI — China’s exports slumped for the sixth straight month amid warnings that weak overseas demand was hindering a recovery, even as government spending helped boost factory investment.

China’s exports sink 22.6 percent in April, sixth straight monthly decline

SHANGHAI — China’s exports plunged 22.6 percent in April from the year before in the sixth straight monthly decline, the government said Tuesday, while a torrent in bank lending meant to ward off the economic downturn pushed up spending on factories, real estate and other fixed assets.