中國九個月來出口首次增長大綱

China says its exports surged in March to $160.8 billion, a sign that the world's second-largest economy is improving.

中國方面表示，3月份出口額大幅增至1608億美元，顯示世界上第2大經濟體的經濟狀況出現好轉。

The 11.5 percent increase reported Wednesday by the customs department is the first since last June. On the other side of the ledger, imports declined 7.6 percent from a year earlier to $131 billion. The customs department says China finished March with a trade surplus of $29.9 billion.

中國海關總署星期三報告說，3月份的出口額增長11.5%，這是自去年6月以來的首次增長。同時，出口額降至1310億美元，降幅爲7.6%。中國海關總署說，中國3月份的貿易順差爲299億美元。

The good news boosted Chinese stocks in early Wednesday trading, with the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong indexes all gaining at or above two percent.

在利好消息的推動下，上海、深圳和香港股市星期三開市後都上揚至少兩個百分點。