China's exports jumped 45.7% in February Y/Y, and imports were up 44.7%. The timing of the Lunar...

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herbert hoover Comments (2005)
 
Chinese must be exporting rock salt.
10 Mar 2010, 08:33 AM Reply Like

youngman442002 Comments (4972)
 
It used to be said the USA was the economic generator of the world....I have seen several articles in the last few months that China is...I think it is the future...They are starting to control the world.Commodities are priced as to what China wants...needs..no one says the price of steel is going up because of the USA...its going up because China needs it now....the new world order is here...
10 Mar 2010, 08:37 AM Reply Like

Tony Petroski Comments (6373)
 
The numbers don't meet the smell test. How are imports and exports up over 40% year over year, especially fueled by the past year?
10 Mar 2010, 08:52 AM Reply Like

j_remington Comments (1343)
 
actually the results missed expectations per the article
10 Mar 2010, 08:54 AM Reply Like

SA Editor Rachael Granby Comments (49)
 
The article said economists had expected a 38.7% increase in exports and a 39.7% increase in imports on a year-on-year basis, so the actual figures did beat expectations.
10 Mar 2010, 09:22 AM Reply Like