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BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - China's imports dropped 7.9%
in April from a year earlier, while exports grew at a slower
pace of 8.5% in the same period after an unexpected surge of
14.8% in March, customs data showed on Tuesday.
A Reuters poll of economists had forecast exports to have
risen 8% year-on-year and no growth for imports.
China's economy has seen a patchy recovery despite the
lifting of tough COVID restrictions in December, with cooling
global growth and a slow uptick in domestic consumption adding
to a challenging outlook.
(Reporting by Joe Cash
Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
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