China's March exports continue falling but at slower pace

China's exports fell for the fifth month in a row to 90.29 billion U.S. dollars in March, down 17.1 percent from a year earlier, the General Administration of Customs said Friday.

In February, the country's exports plummeted 25.7 percent year-on-year, the worst decline in more than a decade.

Imports slumped 25.1 percent year-on-year in March to 71.73 billion U.S. dollars, compared with a 24.1-percent decline in February.

Trade surplus rose to 18.56 billion U.S. dollars, compared with 4.84 billion U.S. dollars in the previous month.

Source: Xinhua