China’s exports jump 12.4% and imports fell as Trump pushed US tariffs higher

BANGKOK:  China’s exports jumped 12.4% in March from a year earlier as companies rushed to beat increases in US tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, the government said Monday.

Imports fell 4.3%, the customs administration reported.

It said exports from the world’s second largest economy rose 5.8% in the first three months of the year from a year earlier while imports sank 7%.