China's exports rise in first 2 months of the year
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China's imports and exports grew in the first two months of this year after weakening toward the end of 2016.
Customs data on Wednesday showed exports rose 4 percent compared with a year earlier in January and February while imports rose 26.4 percent.
Trade data at the start of the year are volatile due to the two-week Lunar New Year holiday, which begins on different dates each year. But the figures appeared to show global and domestic demand were relatively strong.
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Last year, exports shrank by 7.7 percent.