China's Trade Surplus Hits $27B

Exports continue to outpace import growth
By Jim O'Neill,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 12, 2007 9:40 AM CST
China's Trade Surplus Hits $27B
Shipping containers are stacked on a wharf in Bayonne, N.J. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)   (Associated Press)

China's trade surplus rose to a record $27.05 billion last month, up 13.5% over last year despite a 25.5% balloon in imports, Bloomberg reports. The number lagged forecasts, raising the possibility that new trade policies are gaining traction, Reuters reports. US and EU officials will travel to China within weeks to push for faster appreciation of what they call an undervalued yuan.

China’s European exports have increased twice as quickly as those to the US this year. Its trade surplus with the US is $15.4 billion, compared with Europe's $13.9 billion. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson "will continue to face pressure from the US Congress to persuade China to allow a freer exchange rate," says one economist. (More US-China trade deficit stories.)

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