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Chinese exports grew 8.5% in April, customs data showed Tuesday, displaying unexpected strength despite weakening global demand. Exports grew to $295.4 billion compared with a year earlier, although at a slower pace, building on momentum seen in the March data when exports rose 14.8%. But imports shrank at a faster pace, with the total slumping…

BEIJING -- Chinese exports grew 8.5% in April, customs data showed Tuesday, displaying unexpected strength despite weakening global demand.

Chinese exports grew 8.5% in April, customs data showed Tuesday, displaying unexpected strength despite weakening global demand.

BEIJING--Chinese exports grew 8.5% in April, showing more unexpected strength despite weakening global demand, customs data showed Tuesday.

Customs data shows Chinese exports grew in April by 8.5% to $295.4 billion compared with a year earlier, despite weakening global demand

Customs data shows Chinese exports grew in April by 8.5% to $295.4 billion compared with a year earlier, despite weakening global demand. Data from the General Administration of Customs showed

Chinese exports grew 8.5% in April, customs data showed Tuesday, displaying unexpected strength despite weakening global demand. Exports grew to $295.4 billion compared with a year earlier, although at a slower pace, building on momentum seen in the March data when exports rose 14.8%.

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Chinese manufacturers say new orders and export orders declined in April from the previous month, according to a survey by the national statistics bureau.

With growth across developed economies dwindling due to a barrage of economic shocks, emerging economic markets offer the potential to reshape the global economy.