China’s exports surge more than 36% in September amid tech demand, holiday rush

China’s trade momentum gained pace in September, driven by strong global tech demand and a pre-holiday shipping rush ahead of the “golden week” break, putting the country on course for another record full-year trade surplus. Outbound shipments rose 36.3 per cent year on year to US$447.18 billion last month, customs data showed on Wednesday. The figure exceeded a forecast of 25.7 per cent growth from economists polled by financial data provider Wind, and was higher than the previous figure of 25.